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Ep 51 - The Anxiety of Influence (Harold Bloom)

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Asciasis Sublimation and Purgation

Asciasis simply put is poetic sublimation and total purgation. The final goal of asciasis is solitude. Poetry has a good diannesian element so the libido flows on undisturbed but is de-sexualized. We have these aggressive primal instincts channeled into our reading and writing of poetry. A time that stretched from home to Shakespeare bloom tells us when influence was generous.

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