Confucius to Cummings: Poetry Anthology

By Ezra Pound

Book Overview

This anthology is Ezra Pound's own choice of the poetry of various ages and cultures--ranging from his translations of the Confucian Odes up to E. E. Cummings--which he considered the finest of its type. It is a statement by example of the "Pound critical canon" and, as such, a short course in the history of world poetry, useful alike for the student and the general reader. Nearly a hundred poets are represented, a number of them in Pound's own translations, with emphasis on the Greek and Latin, Chinese, Troubadour, Renaissance, and Elizabethan. Of particular interest are the notes on certain of the poems and poets which Pound supplied in comment on his selections.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811201554
• ISBN13: 9780811201551
• Release Date: January 1964
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

just the greatest

The finest poetic anthology in the English language! Over the years I [just a common sort] have owned 4 copies, and worn out 3. Worth the price if the price were doubled.