M. H. Abrams

American literary theorist (1912–2015).

Born July 23rd, 1912 in Long Branch.

Died April 21st, 2015 at 102 years old in Ithaca.

Occupations
journalist, literary critic, literary scholar, man of letters, non-fiction writer, university teacher, writer
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