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Speaking to an audience of 200 at Sanders Theater, Bloom related Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost" to the theory set forth in his 1973 book "The Anxiety of Influence." He has argued in several of his works that all poets, especially those since Milton, are torn between wishes to imitate and to surpass earlier poets who inspire them. To do so, Bloom says, they take and disguise the work of their predecessors...
Milton provides an excellent example of his theory, Bloom said. "Milton's major desire was to assert his own authority as a poet-prophet, in excess of Moses and Isaiah," said Bloom...
...Bloom then got freshman right-fielder Ted Decareau to pop up to the shortstop in foul territory to end the game...
Meanwhile, four Tufts pitchers--Steve Amyouny (now 4-0), Kerry Callahan, LaVallee and Bloom--combined to limit Harvard to a mere two runs...
...Dorrington (L, 1-3) 6 4 3 3 8 1 Biotti 3 0 0 0 1 3 Tufts IP H R ER BB K Amyouny (W, 4-0) 3 3 0 0 2 5 Callahan 3 4 1 1 2 1 LaVallee 2 1 1 1 3 0 Bloom...