M. H. Abrams, as quoted in "Honored literary scholar M.H. Abrams continues his labors (of love)" in The Cornell Chronicle (10 June 1999)
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Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions.
— M. H. Abrams on Key
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About M. H. Abrams
Meyer (Mike) Howard Abrams (23 July 1912 – 22 April 2015) was an American literary critic, known for works on Romanticism, in particular his book The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and the Critical Tradition (1971).
About M. H. Abrams
Meyer (Mike) Howard Abrams (23 July 1912 – 22 April 2015) was an American literary critic, known for works on Romanticism, in particular his book The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and the Critical Tradition (1971).
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