Jan 5, 2010

Portrait d’une Femme | Portrait d’une Femme

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Author: Ezra Pound
First Published: 1912
Type of Work: Poem
Genres: Poetry
Subjects: Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Literature, Art or artists, England or English people, London, Sea or seafaring life, Great Britain

The literal translation of Pound's title “Portrait d’une Femme” is “portrait of a lady,” which has inevitable associations with the novel The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, published in 1881. Pound greatly admired James's book, especially for its keen psychological insights, and in this poem he attempts to re-create the same sort of description, outlining the character of a person by detailing her surroundings.

The woman is a London literary hostess who rules over a conventional, if slightly boring, salon where writers and artists have come for “this score...

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Portrait d’une Femme | Portrait d’une Femme

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