Early writings

The powerful early writings of one of the most influential poets of the twentieth centuryEzra Pound makes his Penguin Classics debut with this unique selection of his early poems and prose, edited with an introductory essay and notes by Pound expert Ira Nadel. The poetry includes such early masterpieces as “The Seafarer,” “Homage to Sextus Propertius,” “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley,” and the first eight of Pound’s incomparable “Cantos.” The prose includes a series of articles and critical pieces, with essays on Imagism, Vorticism, Joyce, and the well-known “Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry.”First time in Penguin ClassicsIncludes generous selections of Pound's poetry, as well as an assortment of prose

Year

2009

Language

English

Publisher

Penguin USA, Inc.

Editions

1

ISBN

9781101004944

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