The Ezra Pound Encyclopedia

Ezra Pound forever changed the course of poetry. The author of a vast body of literature, his enormous range of references and use of multiple languages make him one of the most obscure authors and--because of his Fascism, anti-Semitism, and questionable sanity--one of the most controversial. This encyclopedia is a concise yet comprehensive guide to his life and writings. Included are more than 250 alphabetically arranged entries on such topics as Arabic history, Chinese translation, dance, Hilda Doolittle, Egyptian literature, Robert Frost, and Pound's publications. The entries are written by roughly 100 expert contributors and cite works for further reading.

Ezra Pound forever changed the course of poetry. His vast body of poetry and critical works make him one of the 20th century's most prolific writers, and his influence has shaped later poets, great and small. His enormous range of references, deliberate obscurity, and use of multiple languages make him one of the most difficult authors and-- because of his Fascism, anti-Semitism, and questionable sanity--one of the most controversial figures in American literary history. This encyclopedia is a concise yet comprehensive guide to his life and writings.

Author: Demetres Tryphonopoulos
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 05/01/2005
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.06lbs
Size: 10.04h x 7.26w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9780313304484

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2005 pg. 124
Booklist 09/01/2005 pg. 167
Library Journal 07/15/2005
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2006 pg. 498

About the Author

Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos is Professor of English at the University of New Brunswick. He is the author of The Celestial Tradition: A Study of Ezra Pound's Cantos (1992), and has coedited Literary Modernism and the Occult Tradition (1996), and I Cease Not to Yowl: Ezra Pound's Letters to Olivia Rossetti Agresti (1998).

Stephen J. Adams is Professor of English at the University of Western Ontario. He has published on Pound's music and prosody, and his books include, Murray Schafer (1984), and Poetic Designs: An Introduction to English Meters, Verse Forms, and Figures of Speech (1997).