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Ezra Pound forever changed the course of poetry. The author of a vast body of literature, his enormous range of references and use of multiple languages make him one of the most obscure authors and?€”because of his Fascism, anti-Semitism, and questionable sanity?€”one of the most controversial. This encyclopedia is a concise yet comprehensive guide to his life and writings. Included are more than 250 alphabetically arranged entries on such topics as Arabic history, Chinese translation, dance, Hilda Doolittle, Egyptian literature, Robert Frost, and Pound's publications. The entries are written by roughly 100 expert contributors and cite works for further reading.Ezra Pound forever changed the course of poetry. His vast body of poetry and critical works make him one of the 20th century's most prolific writers, and his influence has shaped later poets, great and small. His enormous range of references, deliberate obscurity, and use of multiple languages make him one of the most difficult authors and?€” because of his Fascism, anti-Semitism, and questionable sanity?€”one of the most controversial figures in American literary history. This encyclopedia is a concise yet comprehensive guide to his life and writings.
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The EZRA POUND Encyclopedia
Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos Stephen J. Adams Editors
Greenwood Press
The EZRA POUND Encyclopedia
The EZRA POUND Encyclopedia Edited by Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos and Stephen J. Adams
Greenwood Press Westport, Connecticut • London
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Ezra Pound encyclopedia / edited by Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos and Stephen J. Adams. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–313–30448–3 (alk. paper) 1. Pound, Ezra, 1885–1972—Encyclopedias. 2. Poets, American—20th century—Biography— Encyclopedias. 3. Critics—United States—Biography—Encyclopedias. I. Tryphonopoulos, Demetres P., 1956– II. Adams, Stephen, 1945– . PS3531.O82Z459 2005 811'.52—dc22 2004028176 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2005 by Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos and Stephen J. Adams All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2004028176 ISBN: 0–313–30448–3 First published in 2005 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Copyright Acknowledgments The editors and publisher gratefully acknowledge permission to use excerpts from the following material: Published poetry and prose by Ezra Pound used by permission of New Directions Publishing Corporation. Unpublished material by Ezra Pound © 2005 by Mary de Rachewiltz and Omar S. Pound.
Ma Virgilio n’avea lasciati scemi di sé, Virgilio dolcissimo patre . . . For Hugh Kenner (1923–2003) and Carroll F. Terrell (1917–2003)
Contents List of Entries
ix
Preface
xv
The Encyclopedia
1
Selected Bibliography
311
Index
321
About the Contributors
335
List of Entries ABC of Economics ABC of Reading Active Anthology Agamemnon [posthumous] Agresti, Olivia Rossetti (1875–1961) Aldington, Richard (1892–1962) Alfred Venison’s Poems America, Roosevelt and the Causes of the Present War American History: Colonial to Nineteenth Century American History: Twentieth Century American Literature: Colonial to Nineteenth Century American Literature: Twentieth Century Anglo-Saxon Translation Antheil, George (1