The Poetic Achievement of Ezra Pound:

by Michael Alexander

Book Overview

Ezra Pound is the central figure in the development of modern English poetry, yet his poetry is often regarded as too difficult for many. This classic study provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to Pound's work. Michael Alexander--himself a poet and translator--brings out the life and originality of Pound's poetry and shows how he contributed to the modernist movement through his own writing as well as through his impact on Yeats, Eliot,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520037391
• ISBN13: 9780520037397
• Release Date: June 1979
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 247 Pages

Customer Reviews

A concise approach for Pound's poetry.

Much have been said about the complex structure or unavailability of Pound's work. When I read this book I start to realise how much I was missing by just skipping the toughest pages of The Cantos, or by ignoring his earliest poetry. I believe this book is intended to both the scholar and the dilettanti (like me), because of it's structure clearness, and the care the author takes in giving enough examples for making clear what he is thinking. Nevertheless, due to the lenght of this book, it is imposible to attain a detailed overview of Pound's poetry (that is why I give to it only 4 stars). Despite of that, this book is a MUST read, if you wish to make a smooth approach to Pound's works (not only the so-called Pound's poetry is revised, but also his Translations).