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Cornell Chronicle
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M.H. "Mike" Abrams, the influential literary critic and Cornell English professor, died April 21 at Kendal of Ithaca. He was
M.H. “Mike” Abrams, the influential literary critic and beloved Cornell English professor who edited the renowned reference “The Norton Anthology of English Literature” for four decades, died April 21 at Kendal of Ithaca. He was
Abrams, who received the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama last July, was the Class of Professor Emeritus of English. He came to Cornell in as an assistant professor and retired in Among his students over the years were literary critics Harold Bloom ’51 and E.D. Hirsch ’50 and novelist Thomas Pynchon ’ Abrams was named the F.J. Whiton Professor of English in and the Class of Professor in
“One of the dominant figures in literary criticism of the 20th century, M.H. (Mike) Abrams was also the quintessential Cornellian,” President David Skorton said. “He was an inspiring teacher, an extraordinary colleague, chair of the Cornell University Centennial Commission of , and he never missed a home football game. His good judgment, his perennial optimism, his deep wisdom, his sense of humor and his fundamental decency will be sorely missed.”
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Remarks by the President at the Presentation of the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal
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THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Hello! Hey! Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat.
Well, welcome to the White House. It has been years since Dolley Madison saved the portrait of George Washington that hangs in this room from an advancing British army. So I guess you could say that the White House has always supported the arts. (Laughter.) I’m glad to say that Michelle has never had to save any paintings that I know of from Bo or otherwise. (Laughter.) But we do believe in celebrating extraordinarily talented Americans and their achievements in the arts and in the humanities.
So I want to thank Jane Chu and Bro Adams, the chairs of the National Endowment of the Arts and the National Endowment of the Humanities, for their outstanding work. And I want to thank members of Congress, including a great champion of the arts, Nancy Pelosi, for joining us this afternoon. (Applause.)
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M.H. Abrams, , Cornell Academia literary pedagogue, honored nowadays at Chalky House (live video)
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