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M. H. Abrams
American literary theorist (–)
M. H. Abrams | |
|---|---|
| Born | Meyer Howard Abrams ()July 23, Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 21, () (aged&#;) Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other&#;names | Mike Abrams |
| Education | Harvard University (AB, MA, PhD) Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Alma&#;mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Literary critic |
| Known&#;for | The Norton Anthology of English Literature, The Mirror and the Lamp |
Meyer Howard Abrams (July 23, – April 21, ), usually cited as M.
H. Abrams, was an American literary critic, known for works on romanticism, in particular his book The Mirror and the Lamp. Under Abrams's editorship, The Norton Anthology of English Literature became the standard text for undergraduate survey courses across the U.S. and a major trendsetter in literary canon formation.
Early life and education
Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, Abrams was the son of Eastern European Jewish immigrants.[1] The son of a house painter and the first in his family to go to college, he entered Harvard University as an undergraduate in He went into English because, he says, "there weren't jobs in any other profession, so I thought I might as well enjoy starving, instead of starving while doing something I didn't enjoy."[2] After earning his bachelor's degree in , Abrams won a Henry Fellowship to Magdalene College, Cambridge, where his tutor was I.
A. Richards. He returned to Harvard for graduate school in and received a master's degree in and a Ph.D. in [3]
Career
During World War II, he served at the Psycho-Acoustics Laboratory at Harvard. He describes his work as solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment by establishing military codes that are highly audible and inventing selection tests for personnel who had a superior ability to recognize sound in a noisy background.[4]
In , Abrams became a professor at Cornell University.
The literary critics Harold Bloom, Gayatri Spivak and E. D. Hirsch, and the novelists William H. Gass and Thomas Pynchon were among his students.[1][5] He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in [6] and a member of the American Philosophical Society in [7] In , Northwestern University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.[8] As of March 4, , he was Class of Professor of English Emeritus there.[9]
Personal life
His wife of 71 years, Ruth, predeceased him in [10] He turned in July [11] Abrams died on April 21, , in Ithaca, New York, at the age of [12][13]
The Mirror and the Lamp
Abrams offers evidence that until the Romantics, literature was typically understood as a mirror reflecting the real world in some kind of mimesis; whereas for the Romantics, writing was more like a lamp: the light of the writer's inner soul spilled out to illuminate the world.[14] In , Modern Library ranked The Mirror and the Lamp one of the greatest English-language nonfiction books of the 20th century.[15]
The Norton Anthology of English Literature
Abrams was the general editor of The Norton Anthology, and the editor of The Romantic Period (–) in that anthology,[16] and he evaluated writers and their reputations.
In his introduction to Lord Byron, he emphasized how Byronism relates to Nietzsche's idea of the superman.[17] In the introduction to Percy Bysshe Shelley, Abrams said, "The tragedy of Shelley's short life was that intending always the best, he brought disaster and suffering upon himself and those he loved."[18]
Classification of literary theories
Literary theories, Abrams argues, can be divided into four main groups:[19]
- Mimetic Theories (interested in the relationship between the Work and the Universe)
- Pragmatic Theories (interested in the relationship between the Work and the Audience)
- Expressive Theories (interested in the relationship between the Work and the Artist)
- Objective Theories (interested in close reading of the Work)
Works
References
- ^ ab"Adam Kirsch Pays a th Birthday Visit to M.
H. Abrams, the Romanticist and Norton Anthology Editor". Tablet Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 November Retrieved 23 April
- ^Crawford, Franklin (September ). "A Literary Century: English Professor Mike Abrams Fêted at th Birthday Bash".
Biography of barack obama president: Goldwin Smith Hall Dean's offices relocation. Mike Abrams sent this Western-Union telegram to accept the offer of a job from Cornell in Realism and Ruralism: George Crabbe. Introduction: Symposium on "Time".
Cornell Alumni Magazine. Cornell University. Retrieved 11 February
- ^Grimes, William (22 April ). "M.H. Abrams, , Dies; Shaped Romantic Criticism and Literary 'Bible'". The New York Times.Mh abrams biography of barack obama English Bronte, "Wuthering Heights". Abrams , was an American literary critic , known for works on romanticism , in particular his book The Mirror and the Lamp. Subseries IV d. John Finch Memorial Essay.
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- ^"Honored literary scholar M.H. Abrams continues his labors (of love)". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved
- ^"M.H. Abrams continues his labors (of love)". Archived from the original on Retrieved
- ^"Book of Members, Chapter A"(PDF).
American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived(PDF) from the original on 10 May Retrieved 20 March
- ^"APS Member History". . Retrieved
- ^"Recipients: Office of the Provost - Northwestern University". . Retrieved
- ^See articleArchived at the Wayback Machine in the Cornell Chronicle.
- ^"Ruth Abrams".
Ithaca Journal.
Mh abrams biography of barack obama president Neo-Classicism and Pope, essay on criticism. Riddiford, Conceiving and Reconceiving Romanticism , with letter. If you lose that focus, you obviate the source of the power and permanence of literature. Retrieved 23 AprilArchived from the original on 2 June Retrieved 23 April
- ^Seely, Hart (). "The man behind the Norton Anthology of English Literature is turning today". The Post-Standard. Advance Publications. Archived from the original on Retrieved
- ^Grimes, William (22 April ).
"M.H. Abrams, , Dies; Shaped Romantic Criticism and Literary 'Bible'".
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- ^Jeff Stein (22 April ). "One of the greatest professors in Cornell history has died". The Ithaca Voice. Retrieved 23 April
- ^Grimes, William (). "M.H. Abrams, , Dies; Shaped Romantic Criticism and Literary 'Bible'".
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Biography of barack obama early life Classification of literary theories [ edit ]. Letter of course proposal. John Finch Memorial Essay. Montana, Buffalo, Chicago, Irvine, Minnesota.ISSN&#; Retrieved
- ^" Best Nonfiction". Modern Library. Archived from the original on Retrieved
- ^M. H. Abrams (), ed., The Norton Anthology of English Literature, New York: Norton, back cover.
- ^M. H. Abrams (), ed., The Norton Anthology of English Literature, New York: Norton, p.
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- ^Rooden, Aukje van (). "Magnifying the Mirror and the Lamp: A Critical Reconsideration of the Abramsian Poetical Model and its Contribution to the Research on Modern Dutch Literature".
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Bibliography
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