The Poetry of Ezra Pound (Bison Book) (Paperback)

by Hugh Kenner (Author, Preface), James Laughlin (Foreword)

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"An indispensable text for the student of modern literature in any of its manifestations."—New Yorker

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"Mr. Kenner has gone far to achieve what he set out to do, make the reader see Mr. Pound as a poet possibly great and certainly important to our time."—Bonamy Dobrée, Spectator

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"The book contains numerous quotations from Ezra Pound''s works and gives some excellent examples of the gusto and vitality of Pound''s dealing with ideas."—Serge Hughes, Commonweal

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"Kenner''s work of gathering the essential statement of [Pound''s] intelligences merits the serious attention of those still supple enough to accept the demands of a difficult beauty."—J. H. Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle

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This pioneering study did much to rehabilitate Ezra Pound's reputation after a long period of critical hostility and neglect. Published in 1951, it was the first comprehensive examination of the Cantos and other major works that would strongly influence the course of contemporary poetry.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 342 pages
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press (December 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803277563
• ISBN-13: 978-0803277564
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,254,383 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential to understanding Pound's poems, July 25, 2006

By	Jack Alan Robbins (white plains, n.y.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was the key early (1951) study of Pound's poetry and Cantos upon which all subsequent studies built. The author found so much that sheds light on Pound's poetry from reading Pound's prose, at the time lost pretty much in out of print books and gone periodicals. Now, however, Pound's prose is pretty readily available in book form from New Directions and this through Kenner's pioneer work does make Pound's poems and Cantos far more comprehensible.