The characters in Tiresias often refer to films, songs and other works of art. Links to additional details regarding many of their references are included below. Items in each category appear in the order that they are referenced.
Films
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- It's a Wonderful Life —
1946 drama starring James Stewart and Donna Reed. (Wikipedia Link)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House —
1948 comedy starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy. (Wikipedia Link)
Roman Holiday —
1953 drama starring Audrey Heburn and Gregory Peck. (Wikipedia Link)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan —
1941 fantasy starring Robert Montgomery. (Wikipedia Link)
The Money Pit —
1986 comedy remake of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long. (Wikipedia Link)
Heaven Can Wait —
1978 fantasy remake of Here Comes Mr. Jordan starring Warren Beaty. (Wikipedia Link)
Shall We Dance —
1937 comedy starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. (Wikipedia Link)
Our Gang —
1927-1944 comedy shorts produced by Hal Roach. (Wikipedia Link)
Three Coins in the Fountain —
1954 comedy starring Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire and Jean Peters. (Wikipedia Link)
Bicycle Thieves —
1948 drama starring Enzo Staiola and Lamberto Maggiorani. (Wikipedia Link)
Life Is Beautiful —
1997 drama starring Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi. (Wikipedia Link)
Music
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- Tom Waits and Aaron Copland —
Rain Dogs, 1985 and Appalachian Spring, 1944
(YouTube link) and (YouTube link)
- Ciribiribin —
by Alberto Pestalozza and Carlo Tiochet, 1898
(YouTube link)
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off —
by George and Ira Gershwin, 1937
(YouTube link)
- They Can't Take That Away from Me —
by George and Ira Gershwin, 1937
(YouTube link)
- Dies Irae —
by Thomas of Celano or Malabranca Orsini, c. 1250 (YouTube link)
- Ariadne auf Naxos —
by Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal, 1912 (YouTube link)
- La descente d'Orphée aux Enfers —
by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, 1686 (YouTube link)
- The Circle Game —
by Joni Mitchell, c. 1965 (YouTube link)
- Canon a 2, per tonos —
by Johann Sebastian Bach, c. 1750 (YouTube link)
- Grand Canyon Suite —
by Ferde Grofé, 1929-1931 (YouTube link)
- Nothing from Nothing —
by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher, 1974 (YouTube link)
Paintings, Sculptures and Photographs
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- A Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Édouard Manet —
- Rouen Cathedral, study by Claude Monet —
- Fountain of the Four Rivers by Gian Lorenzo Bernini —
- The Empire of Light by René Magritte —
- Sistine Chapel [detail] by Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Fontana della Pigna by Unknown —
- The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David —
- Small Cowper Madonna by Raphael —
- Elephant and Obelisk by Gian Lorenzo Bernini —
| - The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli —
- Exekias' amphora by Exekias —
- From Polka Dots series by Francesca Woodman —
- Jacqueline Roque by Pablo Picasso —
- Escaping Criticism by Pere Borrell del Caso —
- Fountain by Marcel Duchamp —
- The Parnassus by Raphael —
- Achilles on Skyros by Unknown —
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Poetry
Four published works are included in Tiresias. Each is linked below.
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