The Cantos | Topics for Further Study

In many of the middle cantos, Pound focuses on the correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. He is also interested in the establishment of the first and second Banks of the United States, and on how these two early presidents clashed with Alexander Hamilton on economic policy. What was the purpose of the Bank of the U.S.? What were Jefferson's and Adams' opinions of it? What is Pound's opinion?

Beginning in Canto 13, Pound examines the thought of the ancient Chinese philosopher Kung Futse, or Confucius. What are some important Confucian ideas? How has Confucianism...

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