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Ep 51 - The Anxiety of Influence (Harold Bloom)

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The Great Deniers of Influence

bloom lists off a procession of what he calls the great deniers of influence. These are gerta nidja man emerson throw blake lorrence pascal russo hugo giants defy influence and exemplify not only lictonberg's conviction that a person loves himself in others but also that he hates himself in others so yes we love what we see of ourselves in another but if we find ourselves hating another when we're in a relationship we hate something about somebody else that might be a reflection indeed it almost certainly is our deepest held thoughts and beliefs were gifted to us by shakespeare.

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