Talk:Giles Goat-Boy

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[edit] Setting

The novel was written at Penn State, and the geography of New Tammany closely follows the layout of the campus at the time. Other characters were roumored (in the late 1960's) to be based on faculty members.Pustelnik 02:59, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Allusions

Reading the novel, there are more or less obvious allusions to persons, places concepts etc. The allusions I found so far (I don't claim accurateness, so it's here on the discussion page.)

Historical persons

• Chancelor Rexford - President Kennedy
• Reginald Hector - Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Maios - Socrates

Fictive Persons

• Anchisides - Aeneas (son of Anchises)
• Laertides - Odysseus (son of Laertes)

,—Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikibert (talk • contribs) 16:41, 30 March 2008 (UTC) --Wikibert (talk) 16:58, 30 March 2008 (UTC)