When I was a graduate student, the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas.
M. H. Abrams Quotes
We are human, and nothing is more interesting to us than humanity.
Similar Quotes
Humanity today possesses sufficient economic, cultural and spiritual resources to introduc...
- Hans KungIf I had my will I would live in a ship on the sea, and never come nearer to humanity than...
- Eleonora DuseGrowth in the number of humans is associated with decline in humanity.
- Meeta AhluwaliaWhen the Jews speak of humanity, they mean only the totality of Jews.
- Julius StreicherThe problem isn't to learn to love humanity, but to learn to love those members of it who ...
- Samuel R. DelanyComments on: "M. H. Abrams Quotes: We are human, and nothing is more interesting to us than humanity."
| Birth: | 23rd July, 1912 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Critic |
About
Meyer Howard Abrams is an American literary critic, known for works on Romanticism, in particular his book The Mirror and the Lamp. Under Abrams' 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.
Share with your friends