Ezra Pound: The Cantos

Klappentext Pound's 800 page Cantos! written over a period of more than fifty years (1917 1969)! invites the reader to join the poet on a journey from darkness and despair towards light and positive activity. In this book! George Kearns addresses the reader approaching The Cantos for the first time. He examines the poem's aesthetic and political-ethical-didactic dimensions and shows that despite its complexity and the many objections which can be raised to its poetics and politics! its study can be greatly rewarding. Zusammenfassung Ezra Pound's 800-page "Cantos"! written over a period of more than 50 years (1917-1969)! invites the reader to join the poet on a journey from darkness and despair towards light and positive activity. In this study! the author addresses the reader approaching the "Cantos" for the first time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of abbreviations; Chronology; 1. Towards reading The Cantos; 2. Instalments; 3. Representative figures; 4. Dissemination.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: George Kearns, George P. Kearns, Kearns George
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 23.11.1989
• EAN: 9780521336499
• ISBN: 978-0-521-33649-9
• Seiten: 136
• Serien: Landmarks of World Literature; Landmarks of World Literature
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft; USA, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: poetry & poets, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: poetry and poets