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Collecting in full for the first time the correspondence between Ezra Pound and members of Leo Frobenius'' Forschungsinstitut fur Kulturmorphologie in Frankfurt across a 30 year period, this book sheds new light on an important but previously unexplored influence on Pound''s controversial intellectual development in the Fascist era. Ezra Pound''s long-term interest in anthropology and ethnography exerted a profound influence on early 20th century literary Modernism. These letters reveal the extent of the influence of Frobenius'' concept of ''Paideuma'' on Pound''s poetic and political writings during this period and his growing engagement with the culture of Nazi Germany. Annotated throughout, the letters are supported by contextualising essays by leading Modernist scholars as well as relevant contemporary published articles by Pound himself and his leading correspondent at the Institute, the American Douglas C. Fox.
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction: The Correspondence of Ezra Pound and the Frobenius Institute, 1930-1959 : Erik Tonning
The Correspondence of Ezra Pound and the Frobenius Institute, 1930-1959
Commentary 1 Between Opportunity and Oppression: Leo Frobenius and His Institute
during the Third Reich: Richard Kuba
2 "European Paideuma": Ezra Pound's Mediterranean Modernism: Erik Tonning
3 Pound, Spengler, and Frobenius: Toward a NEW Paideuma: Ronald Bush
4 Out of von Humboldt: Science, Aesthetics, and Obscurity in The Cantos: Kenneth Haynes
Append ix 1 Ezra Pound : Three Articles on Frobenius
Appendix 2 Douglas C. Fox: Two Articles on Frobenius
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About the author
Ezra Pound (1885-1972) was one of the most influential poets of the 20th Century and perhaps the key figure in defining and promoting Anglo-American poetic modernism.
The Cantos - an epic poem written over 50 years - is his major poetic work.
