“This is the essentially genealogical model of influence taught in college literature courses: Homer begat Virgil, Virgil begat Dante, and so on.” —The New York Times (January 21, 2014)
Daniel Mendelsohn, “Which Authors of Books Have Worked on You as ‘Negative Influences’?” (2014)
Sighting Citation:
“Daniel Mendelsohn, “Which Authors of Books Have Worked on You as ‘Negative Influences’?” (2014).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. February 2, 2014. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/daniel-mendelsohn-which-authors-of-books-have-worked-on-you-as-negative-influences-2014/.
Posted February 2, 2014