Early Poems

by Ezra Pound

Book Overview

American poet Ezra Pound (1885-1972) was among the most influential literary figures of the twentieth century. As a poet, he founded the Imagist movement (c. 1909-17), which advocated the use of precise, concrete images in a free-verse setting. As an editor, he fostered the careers of William Butler Yeats, T. S. Eliot, and Robert Frost. As a force in the literary world, he championed James Joyce and Wyndham Lewis. Pound also helped to create a modern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486287459
• ISBN13: 9780486287454
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

A good, small book.

I recommend this edition of Pound's early poetry. It is very cheap and has a number of gems, including Pound's rendering from the Old English of The Seafarer, as well as a few Italian songs and Sestina: Altaforte, one of my favorites. Pound was acquainted with the musical heights of Greek and Italian lyric and did the best he could to transmit that into English, with varying success. Also see his ABC of Reading.