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The Cantos of Ezra Pound (New Directions Books) by Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972 is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Cantos of Ezra Pound (New Directions Books) about?
The Cantos by Ezra Pound is a long, incomplete poem in 116 sections, each of which is a canto. Most of it was written between 1915 and 1962, although much of the early work was abandoned and the early cantos, as finally published, date from 1922 onwards. It is a book-length work, widely considered to be an intense and challenging read. The Cantos is generally considered one of the most significant works of modernist poetry in the 20th century. As in Pound's prose writing, the themes of economics, governance and culture are integral to the work's content. The most striking feature of the text, to a casual browser, is the inclusion of Chinese characters as well as quotations in European languages other than English. A close reader will normally require a scholarly commentary to help understand the text. The range of allusion to historical events is broad, and abrupt changes occur with little transition. There is also wide geographical reference. Pound added to his earlier interests in the classical Mediterranean culture and East Asia selective topics from medieval and early modern Italy and Provence, the beginnings of the United States, England of the 17th century, and details from A
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- Author
- Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972
- Publisher
- New Directions Publication Corporation
- Published
- 1986
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780811203500
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Children'S, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.91 / 5 (4,583 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13