M. H. Abrams Quotes

The Romantics were whipping boys of the New Criticism, but they appealed to me anyway. I was recalcitrant. It was clear to me that they had thought innovatively.

M. H. Abrams

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• Romantics
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  M. H. Abrams
  • Thought
  • Criticism
  • Romantics