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 Proven?l 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.
Author: Ezra Pound
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published: 01/17/1957
Series: New Directions Paperbook #66
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.45d
ISBN: 9780811201629
Language: English
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