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Ezra Pound

    October 30, 1885 – November 1, 1972

    Ezra Pound was a pivotal figure in literary Modernism, deeply attuned to the interplay between poetry and music. His seminal work, 'The Cantos,' titled suggestively 'The Songs,' reveals a profound fascination with the troubadour tradition, where verse and melody achieved a rare symbiosis. Pound considered rhythm the most authentic and inimitable aspect of a poet's voice, advocating for translation as a rigorous training in word choice and cadence. Though he often transcribed poetic rhythms musically, he ultimately found that some texts, like those of Catullus and Villon, resisted direct translation, compelling him to set them to music to grasp their essential harmony.

    Ezra Pound
    Umbra
    Lustra Of Ezra Pound
    Noh, Or Accomplishment
    Certain Noble Plays of Japan
    100 Modern American Poets Reading Their Poems
    Fascist Voices: Essays from the 'fascist Quarterly' 1936-1940 - Vol 1
    • The collection features a series of essays from Fascist Quarterly, reflecting the radical ideologies of the 1930s. It offers insights into the minds of those who embraced Fascism and National Socialism, presenting an alternative intellectual perspective during a time of political upheaval. The essays serve as a historical document, illuminating the beliefs and motivations behind these controversial movements.

      Fascist Voices: Essays from the 'fascist Quarterly' 1936-1940 - Vol 1
    • Certain Noble Plays of Japan

      • 52 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      As a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, this book preserves the original text while acknowledging potential imperfections like marks and marginalia due to its age. The commitment to cultural preservation highlights its significance in the literary world, making it accessible in a modern edition that respects the authenticity of the original. This effort reflects a dedication to maintaining and promoting important literary heritage.

      Certain Noble Plays of Japan
    • Noh, Or Accomplishment

      A Study Of The Classical Stage Of Japan (1916)

      • 284 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Featuring a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, this edition preserves the original's historical significance. While it may exhibit imperfections from its age, such as marks and notations, the book is offered to promote and protect cultural literature. This commitment ensures that readers have access to high-quality, affordable editions that remain faithful to the original text.

      Noh, Or Accomplishment
    • Lustra Of Ezra Pound

      • 124 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      This edition of Ezra Pound's work features a reprint of classic literature from the early 1900s, aimed at making these scarce texts more accessible. It retains the original text and artwork, ensuring that readers can appreciate the authenticity and historical context of Pound's writing. The focus is on delivering high-quality modern editions that celebrate the literary heritage of the past.

      Lustra Of Ezra Pound
    • Excerpt from Umbra: The Early Poems of Ezra Pound For I know that the wailing and bitterness are a folly. And I? I have put aside all folly and all grief. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

      Umbra
    • Cathay

      • 364 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
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      An extensively annotated edition of Ezra Pound's Chinese translations in Cathay (1915) and Lustra (1916), complete with manuscript sources and the Chinese originals and Pound's article Chinese Poetry. Filled out by essays by Haun Saussy, Christopher Bush, and Timothy Billings, this edition resituates Cathay as a project of poetry in circulation and a work of World Literature.

      Cathay
    • Rummaging through his papers in 1958, Ezra Pound came across a cache of notebooks dating back to the summer of 1912, when as a young man he had walked the troubadour landscape of southern France. Pound had been fascinated with the poetry of medieval Provence since his college days. His experiments with the complex lyric forms of Arnaut Daniel, Bertran de Born, and others were included in his earliest books of poems; his scholarly pursuits in the field found their way into The Spirit of Romance (1910); and the troubadour mystique was to become a resonant motif of the Cantos. In the course of transcribing and emending the text of "Walking Tour 1912," editor Richard Sieburth retraced Pound's footsteps along the roads to the troubadour castles. "What this peripatetic editing process...revealed," he writes, "was a remarkably readable account of a journey in search of the vanished voices of Provence that at the same time chronicled Pound's gradual discovery of himself as a modernist poet...."

      A Walking Tour in Southern France
    • If the invention of literary modernism is usually attributed to Joyce, Eliot and Pound, it was Pound's personality and position in the artistic world that enabled the experiment to transform itself into an international movement. schovat popis

      Personae
    • Ezra Pound: Poems & Translations (Loa #144)

      • 1363 pages
      • 48 hours of reading
      4.1(333)Add rating

      Featuring an extensive collection of Pound's poetry and translations, this volume showcases the breadth of his literary genius, excluding his long poem, The Cantos. Readers can explore a diverse range of themes and styles, highlighting Pound's innovative approach to language and form. This compilation serves as a definitive resource for both new readers and longtime admirers of his work, offering a comprehensive look at his contributions to modern poetry.

      Ezra Pound: Poems & Translations (Loa #144)