Leviathan in popular culture also make their appearance in the 5th book, the "Princeps' Fury", when Aleran and Canim armies cross the sea on ships. Mike Carey's ongoing comic "The Unwritten" features Leviathan as a central character/force of nature that lies at the heart of the plot. In the book - Prisoner, Jailor, Prime Minister, the author - Tabrik C has used Leviathan as a chapter name, essentially comparing the antagonist to the biblical sea monster. "Escape from Leviathan" is a book on libertarian philosophy by J C Lester. "Leviathan" is the title of a piece in David Sedaris's 2018 collection of essays, "Calypso."
Biblical allusions in Shakespeare Biblical allusions in Shakespeare According to Dr. Naseeb Shaheen, Shakespeare, in writing his plays, "seldom borrows biblical references from his sources, even when those sources contain many references." Roy Battenhouse notes that the Shakespearean tragedy "frequently echoes Bible language or paradigm, even when the play's setting is pagan." Similarly, Peter Milward notes that despite their secular appearance, Shakespeare's plays "conceal an undercurrent of religious meaning which belongs to their deepest essence." Further, Milward maintains that although Shakespeare "may have felt obliged by the circumstances of the Elizabethan stage to avoid Biblical or other religious subjects for his plays," such obligation