Pound, Ezra (Vol. 5) - Pound, Ezra 1885–1972
Pound, Ezra 1885–1972
Pound, an American who lived most of his life abroad, was a poet of immense stature whose major work, the Cantos, has done more than "express an individuality," as Hugh Kenner wrote. The Cantos "helped make twentieth-century experience intelligible." Pound's influence on other great writers of our time is immeasurable; in fact, it has been said that he is possibly the most representative figure of the cultural and literary climate of the early years of this century. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 5-8, rev. ed.; obituary, Vols. 37-40.)
It startled us in our youth and always existed in the back of our minds—the fact that the madman of Pisa was writing the poem of poems. We turned to the prose and found him shouting at us. We read the books he recommended and found them dull, his friends and found them exciting. Much of the cachet of Pound comes from his having such exciting friends. He sought them...
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