allusions
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Much of the set’s lyrical content evokes nostalgia and longing and is written, as so much traditional roots music is, from the viewpoint of those living within the culture, including work jargon and local allusions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Wildly digressive, buzzing with literary allusions and telling its story as a 20th-century Shakespearean tragedy, the book has some of the mad, restless energy of Sellers himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
"It touched on so much in terms of thematic material and musical material," Kehrer said, pointing to the allusions to decolonization and use of traditional Puerto Rican rhythms.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
His first book of essays, Musical Thoughts and Afterthoughts, published in 1976, contained allusions to his musical work, but was not limited by it.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
His writing was filled with allusions to Chronicles, Isaiah, the Book of John, and Philippians.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
