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Pound discusses the monopolies on credit and interest rates perpetuated by banks at the time he was writing The Cantos. In this 1931 scene, the president of the Federal American Bank in Washington, D. C., addresses a crowd of depositors angry over the bank's restrictive practices.

1. The Cantos: Introduction
2. The Cantos: Summary
3. The Cantos: Ezra Pound Biography
4. The Cantos: Characters
5. The Cantos: Themes
6. The Cantos: Style
7. The Cantos: Historical Context
8. The Cantos: Critical Overview
9. The Cantos: Essays and Criticism
   1. The Cantos in their Historical Context
   2. Ezra Pound
   3. Pound and Homer
   4. A Retrospect
   5. The Cantos
10. The Cantos: Compare and Contrast
11. The Cantos: Topics for Further Study
12. The Cantos: Media Adaptations
13. The Cantos: What Do I Read Next?
14. The Cantos: Bibliography and Further Reading
15. The Cantos: Pictures
16. Copyright

1. Ezra Pound
2. Modernism
3. Epic