The Celestial Tradition: A Study of Ezra Pound's the Cantos

by Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos

Book Overview

Despite the painstaking work of Pound scholars, the mythos of The Cantos has yet to be properly understood -- primarily because until now its occult sources have not been examined sufficiently. Drawing upon archival as well as recently published material, this study traces Pound's intimate engagement with specific occultists (W.B. Yeats, Allen Upward, Alfred Orage, and G.R.S. Mead) and their ideas. The author argues that speculative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554582504
• ISBN13: 9781554582501
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 9.0"