Approaches to Teaching Pound's Poetry and Prose

by Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos

Book Overview

Known for his maxim "Make it new," Ezra Pound played a principal role in shaping the modernist movement as a poet, translator, and literary critic. His works, with their complex structures and layered allusions, remain widely taught. Yet his known fascism, anti-Semitism, and misogyny raise issues about dangerous ideologies that influenced his work and that must be addressed in the classroom.

The first section, "Materials," catalogs the print...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160329449X
• ISBN13: 9781603294492
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"