Quote #503 from M. H. Abrams

We are human, and nothing is more interesting to us than humanity.

M. H. Abrams,

Critic

About the quote

M. H. Abrams was a literary critic and scholar who wrote and taught extensively on Romanticism and literary theory. This quote is from his book Natural Supernaturalism: Tradition and Revolution in Romantic Literature. In it, he argues that literature should focus on the human experience rather than abstract ideas. He believed that literature should explore the nuances of individual human experience and the complexity of human emotions. This quote expresses his view that nothing is more interesting than understanding and exploring humanity itself.

About the author

M. H. Abrams (1912-2015) was an American literary critic, best known for his work on Romanticism. He is best known for his book, The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and the Critical Tradition (1953). Abrams was a professor of English at Cornell University from 1945 to 1983, and was the founding editor of the Norton Anthology of English Literature. He wrote numerous books and essays on Romanticism, including Natural Supernaturalism (1971), which helped to define the field, and The Correspondent Breeze: Essays on English Romanticism (1984). He was also a major influence on the New Historicism movement. Abrams was a recipient of the National Humanities Medal, and in 2005, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts.

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