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M. H. Abrams
American literary theorist (1912-2015) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 102
Meyer Howard Abrams, 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.
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2015Died21 April 20152013National Humanities MedalAward1971James Russell Lowell PrizeAward1960Guggenheim FellowshipAward1957Guggenheim FellowshipAward1912Born23 July 1912
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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.
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Lived 1912 to 2015 · aged 102
