A persona plural personae or personas, in the words everyday usage, is a social role or a character played by an actor. The shorter poems of ezra pound by ezra pound in chm, doc, fb2 download ebook. If the invention of literary modernism is usually attributed to joyce, eliot and pound, it was pounds personality and position in the artistic world that enabled the experiment to transform itself into an. He came to write an 815 page poem called the cantos in which he presents fragments drawn from the literature and documents of the past in an attempt to build a new. Pounds the cantos contains music and bears a title that could be translated as the songsalthough it never is. The word is derived from latin, where it originally referred to a theatrical mask. Eliot, and ezra pound, it was pound alone who provides in hugh kenners. Mauberley by pound, ezra seller ground zero books, ltd. In 1926 pound brought together the body of his shorter poems into a definitive collection which would illustrate the hallmarks of the new style. O generation of the thoroughly smugnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspand thoroughly uncomfortablei have seen fishermen picnicking in the sun. Ezra pound30 october 1885 1 november 1972 ezra weston loomis pound was an american expatriate poet and critic and a major figure in the early modernist movement in poetry. Oct 24, 2012 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Eliot, and ezra pound, it was pound alone who provides in hugh kenners words the synergetic presence to convert individual experiment into an international movement.
Christian herter, under secre tary of state, in a letter to dr. The volume contains a relatively small selection of the very early pound, the poet who, with no difficulty. When dorothy went to england each summer to see omar, pound would spend the time with olga, whose father had bought her a house in venice. If the invention of literary modernism is usually attributed to james joyce, t.
Ezra pound papers ycal mss 43 ezra loomis pound, 18851972 1885 born oct 30 in hailey, idaho, a small mining town where his father was an official in the federal land office. If the invention of literary modernism is usually attributed to. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. For pound, the personae were a way of working through a specific poetic problem. This difficult individual, ezra pound by eustace mullins. Born in idaho, pound graduated from the university of pennsylvania and went abroad to live in 1908. Sping chipped and torn, edges rubbed, cover worn and soiled. Ezra weston loomis pound october 30, 1885 november 1, 1972 was an expatriate american poet and critic, who was a major figure in the early modernist movement in poetry. Pdf the influence of the chinese ideogram on ezra pounds. The collection of his letters, 19071941 revealed the great erudition of this most controversial expatriate poet. An attempt to define somewhat the charm of the prerenaissance literature of latineurope. His contribution to poetry began with his development of imagism, a movement derived from classical chinese and japanese poetry, stressing clarity, precision, concision, and economy of. Eliot and ezra pound, it was pound alone who provided in hugh kenners words the synergetic presence to convert individual experiment into an international movement. In this sense, the persona is a transparent mask, wearing the traits of two poets and responding to two situations, old and new, which are similar and overlapping.
Ezra pound, a noted poet and critic, was a major figure in the modernist poetry movement of the 20th century europe. A new edition of pound s groundbreaking shorter poems. The project gutenberg ebook of personae, by ezra pound this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. In 1926, pound carefully sculpted his body of shorter. Small, maynard, boston, 1910 the spirit of romance. Ezra pound project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The latin word probably derived from the etruscan word phersu, with the same meaning, and that from the greek.
Critics have long understood pound s use of the ideogrammic method in individual poems, but have so far ignored his application of it to the structuring of poetic books and. Only child of homer loomis pound of wisconsin and isabel weston of new york city. All of his work collected runs well over 1,000 pages. Flint faber and faber fang fenollosa footnote french greek harriet monroe homage to sextus hugh selwyn mauberley hulme imagist introductory. The shorter poems revised edition by pound, ezra and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The thought of what america would be like if the classics had a wide circulation troubles me in my sleep personae 183. Pages somewhat brittle and some edg edition reprint. Born in the united states of america in late 19th century, he immigrated to europe at the age of 23 to establish himself as a poet. Ezra pound has been called a poetic visionary and the catalyst of the american modernist movement. For fuller mention of her see the razos on bertran of born. Persons other books by ezra pound seventy cantos the pisan cantos selected poem make it new abc of reading ed. After a short stay at gibraltar and venice, he moved to london, where he lived for twelve years.
We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Iso88591 start of this project gutenberg ebook personae produced. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. As examples of either personae or criticism in a new composition le, 75. Pdf the influence of the chinese ideogram on ezra pound. Pdf this book develops key advances in pound studies, responding to newly available. Ranging through many languages, he chose for translation writers whose work marked a significant turning point in the development of world literature, or key poems which exemplify what is. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Ezra pound, the cantos of ezra pound 4th collected ed. His contribution to poetry began with his development of imagism, a movement derived from classical chinese and japanese poetry, stressing clarity, precision. Ezra pound biography facts, childhood, family life. Personae poetry by ezra pound if the invention of literary modernism is usually attributed to james joyce, t. Ezra weston loomis pound was an american expatriate poet, critic and intellectual who was a major figure of the modernist movement in earlytomid 20th century poetry. Ezra pound is among the most important poets of world literature in the twentieth century.
Personae by ezra pound free ebook project gutenberg. Personae by ezra pound mint in philadelphiathey personas in nearby wyncote, where pound lived a typical middleclass childhood. Pound began work on the cantos in earnest after relocating to italy. Ezra weston loomis pound 30 october 1885 1 november 1972 was an expatriate american poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist sympathizer. Pound became known for his role in developing imagism, which favored tight language, unadorned imagery, and a strong correspondence between the verbal and musical qualities of the verse and the mood it expressed. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Pound foregrounded the importance of shaping poetic books through particular arrangements of individual poems by using his ideogrammic method as the crucial organizational principle for constructing personae 1926. The worlds poetry archive 2 a girl the tree has entered my hands, the sap has ascended my arms, the tree has grown in my breast downward, the branches grow out of me, like arms. Critics have long understood pounds use of the ideogrammic method in individual poems, but have so far ignored his application of it to the. Pound became known for his role in developing imagism, which favored tight language, unadorned imagery, and a strong correspondence between the verbal and musical qualities of the verse and the mood it. The countess in her own right of burlatz, and of beziers, being the wife of the vicomte of beziers. A new edition of pounds groundbreaking shorter poems. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and other facts related to his life. Ranging through many languages, he chose for translation writers whose work marked a significant turning point in the development of world literature, or key poems which exemplify what is most vital in a given period or genre.
Complete summary of ezra pound s personae and other poems. Pdf version of personae of ezra pound by ezra pound. The letters of ezra pound to james joyce, with pounds critical essays and articles about joyce ezra pound, james joyce download bok. Published in 1951, it was the first comprehensive examination of the cantos and other. The collected poems of ezra pound including ripostes, lustra, homage to sextus propertius, h. Here is a new collection of the best of the best of the poetic work of the young pound, filled with creative energy, verbal virtuosity, and clearsighted vision. If the invention of literary modernism is usually attributed to joyce, eliot and pound, it was pound s personality and position in the artistic world that enabled the experiment to transform itself into an international movement. Born is one of the personae, or complete masks of the self, that pound discusses in vorticism 1914, and this poem like piere vidal old, which appeared in the same volume, exultations is one of pounds early experiments in the dramatic monologue a form that would become increasingly important to him as his career progressed.
Ezra pound is destined to rank as one of the great translators of all time. He became known for his role in developing imagism, which, in reaction to the victorian and georgian. In personae, his 1926 collection of shorter poems, pound notes that the collection includes all of his poems up to that date except for the unfinished cantos. In 1926, personaes publication gave solidity to a movement.
Pound s the cantos contains music and bears a title that could be translated as the songsalthough it never is. Ezra pound his metric and poetry books by ezra pound provenca, being poems selected from personae, exultations, and canzoniere. Eliot, ezra pound was one of the two main influences on british and u. The project gutenberg ebook of personae, by ezra pound. Complete summary of ezra pounds personae and other poems. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Free download of personae of ezra pound by ezra pound. Literature, literature, literature publisher faber and faber.
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