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Daniel Mendelsohn, “Which Authors of Books Have Worked on You as ‘Negative Influences’?” (2014)
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Daniel Mendelsohn, “Which Authors of Books Have Worked on You as ‘Negative Influences’?” (2014)

“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)

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/.