ABC of Reading
Ezra Pound
(Author)
Michael Dirda
(Introduction by)
Description
This important work, first published in 1934, is a concise statement of Pound's aesthetic theory. It is a primer for the reader who wants to maintain an active, critical mind and become increasingly sensitive to the beauty and inspiration of the world's best literature. With characteristic vigor and iconoclasm, Pound illustrates his precepts with exhibits meticulously chosen from the classics, and the concluding "Treatise on Meter" provides an illuminating essay for anyone aspiring to read and write poetry. ABC of Reading displays Pound's great ability to open new avenues in literature for our time.Product Details
Price
$15.95
$14.83
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publish Date
October 28, 2010
Pages
210
Dimensions
5.29 X 0.59 X 7.93 inches | 0.5 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780811218931
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About the Author
Ezra Pound (1885-1972) was one of the most influential poets of the 20th Century and perhaps the key figure in defining and promoting Anglo-American poetic modernism. The Cantos - an epic poem written over 50 years - is his major poetic work.
MICHAEL DIRDA has been a Fulbright Fellow and received the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for his literary criticism in the Washington Post Book World. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Reviews
Incredibly alive and intelligent and first-rate.
Full of original and suggestive ideas on the meaning and operation of the poetic art. The comments ring with Pound's early wit and vigor.
Full of original and suggestive ideas on the meaning and operation of the poetic art. The comments ring with Pound's early wit and vigor.
