CRITICISM

Bell, Ian F. A., and Patricia A. Agar. “Romantic Modernisms: Early Pound and Late Keats.” Paideuma 19, no. 1-2 (spring-fall 1990): 93-105.

Discusses how the later works of John Keats influenced Pound's poetry.

Bush, Ronald. “Modernism, Fascism, and the Composition of Ezra Pound's Pisan Cantos.” Modernism/Modernity 2, no. 3 (1995): 69-87.

Detailed look at the Fascist and Modernist elements of Pound's Pisan Cantos.

Chace, William M. “Ezra Pound: ‘Insanity,’ ‘Treason,’ and ‘Care.’” Critical Inquiry 14, no. 1 (autumn 1987): 134-41.

Examines the circumstances behind Pound's trial for treason and whether or not he was actually mentally incompetent.

Cockram, Patricia. “Collapse and Recall: Ezra Pound's Italian Cantos.” Journal of Modern Literature 23, no. 3-4 (summer 2000): 535-44.

Probing look at Pound's Italian Cantos.

Evans, David W. “Ezra Pound as a Prison Poet.” In Ezra Pound: A Critical Anthology, edited by J. P. Sullivan, pp. 227-32. Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, Ltd., 1970.

Praises the organizational style, disliked by many other critics, of The Pisan Cantos and states that since they were so strongly influenced by his imprisonment they can ultimately be called a Prison Poem.

Frohock, W. M. “The revolt of Ezra Pound.” In Ezra Pound: A Collection of Critical Essays, edited by Walter Sutton, pp. 87-97. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1963.

General critical overview of Pound's Cantos.

Peter, Nicholls. Ezra Pound: Politics, Economics and Writing: A Study of “The Cantos.” Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: Humanities Press, 1984, 260 p.

Critical evaluation of Pound's Cantos and the forces that shaped it.

Quinn, Sister Bernetta. “The Poet as Preceptor.” In Ezra Pound: A Collection of Criticism, edited by Grace Schulman, pp. 64-75. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1974.

Praises Pound's critical essays and offers that not only are they masterworks in and of themselves but provide a useful entry into his poetry.

Rushing, Conrad L. “‘Mere Words’: The Trial of Ezra Pound.” Critical Inquiry 14, no. 1 (autumn 1987): 111-33.

Comprehensive appraisal of Pound's 1945 trial for treason.

Additional coverage of Pound's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: American Writers; American Writers Retrospective Supplement, Vol. 1; Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 47; Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography 1917-1929; Contemporary Authors, Vols. 5-8R, 37-40R; Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vol. 40; Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 18, 34, 48, 50, 112; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vols. 4, 45, 63; Dictionary of Literary Biography Documentary Series, Vol. 15; DISCovering Authors; DISCovering Authors: British Edition; DISCovering Authors: Canadian Edition; DISCovering Authors Modules: Most-studied Authors and Poets; DISCovering Authors 3.0; Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century, Vol. 3; Epics for Students, Vol. 2; Exploring Poetry; Literary Movements for Students, Vol. 2; Literature Resource Center; Major 20th-Century Writers, Eds. 1, 2; Poetry Criticism, Vol. 4; Poetry for Students, Vols. 2, 8, 16; Poets: American and British; Reference Guide to American Literature, Ed. 4; Twayne's United States Authors; World Literature Criticism; and World Poets.