Selected Cantos of Ezra Pound

Selected Cantos of Ezra Pound PDF Author: Ezra Pound
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 9780811201605
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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This selection from the Cantos was made by Ezra Pound himself in 1965. It is intended to "indicate main elements" in the long poem -- his personal epic -- with which he was engaged for more than fifty years. His choice includes, of course, a number of the Cantos most admired by critics and anthologists, such as Canto XIII ("Kung [Confucius] walked by the dynastic temple..."), Canto XLV ("With usura hath no man a house of good stone...") and the passage from The Pisan Cantos (LXXXI) beginning "What thou lovest well remains / the rest is dross," and so the book is an ideal introduction for newcomers to the great work. But it has, too, particular interest for the already initiated reader and the specialist, in its revelation, through Pound's own selection of "main elements," of the relative importance which he himself placed on various motifs as they figure in the architecture of the whole poem. Book jacket.

Selected Cantos of Ezra Pound

Selected Cantos of Ezra Pound PDF Author: Ezra Pound
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 9780811201605
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Book Description
This selection from the Cantos was made by Ezra Pound himself in 1965. It is intended to "indicate main elements" in the long poem -- his personal epic -- with which he was engaged for more than fifty years. His choice includes, of course, a number of the Cantos most admired by critics and anthologists, such as Canto XIII ("Kung [Confucius] walked by the dynastic temple..."), Canto XLV ("With usura hath no man a house of good stone...") and the passage from The Pisan Cantos (LXXXI) beginning "What thou lovest well remains / the rest is dross," and so the book is an ideal introduction for newcomers to the great work. But it has, too, particular interest for the already initiated reader and the specialist, in its revelation, through Pound's own selection of "main elements," of the relative importance which he himself placed on various motifs as they figure in the architecture of the whole poem. Book jacket.

The Pisan Cantos

The Pisan Cantos PDF Author: Ezra Pound
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 9780811215589
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 214

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At last, a definitive, paperback edition of Ezra Pound's finest work.

Selected Poems of Ezra Pound

Selected Poems of Ezra Pound PDF Author: Ezra Pound
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 0811221903
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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Ezra Pound has been called "the inventor of modern poetry in English." The verse and criticism which he produced during the early years of the twentieth century very largely determined the directions of creative writing in our time; virtually every major poet in England and America today has acknowledged his help or influence. Pound's lyric genius, his superb technique, and his fresh insight into literary problems make him one of the small company of men who through the centuries have kept poetry alive—one of the great innovators. This book offers a compact yet representative selection of Ezra Pound's poems and translations. The span covered is Pound's entire writing career, from his early lyrics and the translations of Provençal songs to his English version of Sophocles' Trachiniae. Included are parts of his best known works—the Chinese translations, the sequence called Hugh Selwyn Mauberly, the Homage to Sextus Propertius. The Cantos, Pound's major epic, are presented in generous selections, chosen to emphasize the main themes of the whole poem.

Guide to Ezra Pound's Selected Cantos

Guide to Ezra Pound's Selected Cantos PDF Author: George Kearns
Publisher: Folkestone, England : Dawson
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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The Selected Letters of Ezra Pound, 1907-1941

The Selected Letters of Ezra Pound, 1907-1941 PDF Author: Ezra Pound
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 9780811201612
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 388

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Originally published in 1950 under title: The letters of Ezra Pound, 1907-1941.

Ezra Pound: The Cantos

Ezra Pound: The Cantos PDF Author: George Kearns
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521336499
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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Pound's 800 page Cantos, written over a period of more than fifty years (1917-1969), invites the reader to join the poet on a journey from darkness and despair towards light and positive activity. In this book, George Kearns addresses the reader approaching The Cantos for the first time. He examines the poem's aesthetic and political-ethical-didactic dimensions and shows that despite its complexity and the many objections which can be raised to its poetics and politics, its study can be greatly rewarding.

Modern Scandinavian Poetry

Modern Scandinavian Poetry PDF Author: Martin Allwood
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 408

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A panorama of poetry from Kalatdlit-nunat (Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Denmark, Saame poetry, Norway, Sweeden, and Finland from 1900-1975, Modern Scandinavian Poetry, under the general editorship of Martin Allwood, is the work of many hands - assisting editors and advisors, eighty-eight translators, and some 275 poets. Arranged by nationality, each section is introduced by an authority on the poetry of the country ... --New DirectionsDonated by Wendy Larsen, 8/2011.

Ezra Pound's Cantos

Ezra Pound's Cantos PDF Author: Peter Makin
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019517528X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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Ezra Pound and Music

Ezra Pound and Music PDF Author: Ezra Pound
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 9780811217842
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 552

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Included here are all of Pound's concert reviews and statements; the biweekly columns written under the pen name William Atheling for The New Age in London; articles from other periodicals; the complete text of the 1924 landmark volume Antheil and the Treatise on Harmony; extracts from books and letters, and the poet's additional writings on the subject of music. The pieces are organized chronologically, with illuminating commentary, thorough footnotes, and an index. Three appendixes complete this comprehensive volume; an analysis of Pound's theories of "absolute rhythm" and "Great Bass;" a glossary of important musical personalities mentioned in the text and the composer George Antheil's 1924 appreciation, "Why a Poet Quit the Muses."

Selected Cantos

Selected Cantos PDF Author: Ezra Pound
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780571081806
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 113

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