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I define influence simply as literary love, tempered by defense. The defenses vary from poet to poet. But the overwhelming presence of love is vital to understanding how great literature works.
I define influence simply as literary love, tempered by defense. The defenses vary from poet to poet. But the overwhelming presence of love is vital to understanding how great literature works.
Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
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- Harold Bloom
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- Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
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