English+II+Honors-+Fahrenheit+451-Marten

=Fahreneit 451=


 * Part I:**
 * The following people, events, literature are mentioned or alluded to in Fahrenheit 451. In groups of no more than three, find some basic information on the authors/books you are assigned. Explain why you think this particular author or work was included in Fahrenheit 451.**

1. **Dante Alighieri: The Divine Comedy** (1265-1321)

[|Divine Comedy & F.451]

[|Encyclopedia of World Biography]

2. **Arisophanes: Greek Playwright of satirical comedies** (448-388)

[|Encyclopedia of World Biography]

[|Aristophanes referenced in Farenheit 451]

3. **Marcus Aurelius: Meditations (A.D. 121-180)**

[|The Encyclopedia of World Biography]

[|Aurelius in Fahrenheit 451]

4. **William Blake: The Tyger!**

[|Contemporary Authors Online]

[|Tyger in Fahrenheit 451]

[|Tyger in Fahrenheit 451]

[|The Tyger]


 * 5. Gautama Buddha: Siddhartha Gautama, Indian mystic and founder of Buddhism (B.C. 563 - 483)**

[|The Encyclopedia of World Biography]

[|Fahrenheit 451 Allusions] At the bottom of the document a table indicates the page number of the references.


 * 6. Book of Job: Bible (A man's faith is tested by a series of tragic events.)**

[|The Old Testament-Barron's Booknotes]

[|The Book of Job-Spark Notes]