The Ezra Pound Encyclopedia by Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos, Stephen J. Adams

The Ezra Pound Encyclopedia



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The Ezra Pound Encyclopedia Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos, Stephen J. Adams
Language: English
Page: 363
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0313304483, 9780313304484
Publisher: Greenwood

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More than 250 signed entries by almost 100 contributors present a range of topics from the life and writings of one of the literary giants of modernism. Many entries have bibliographies for further reading. Topics include the people who came in contact with Pound; his writings, poetics, interests, influences, and various aspects of his philosophy; and identity, including entries treating religion, sexuality and misogyny, fascism, racism and anti-Semitism. About 75 entries treat the people in Pound's life, including T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Allen Ginsberg, D. H. Lawrence, Marianne Moore, Rabindranath Tagore, and W. B. Yeats. Pound's interests and influences are discussed in entries on Chinese, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian and Slavic, and Spanish literature as well as Pound's translations. Significant attention is given to Pound's critical reception, divided by time period from 1908 to 2000. Most entries include a bibliography, and the encyclopedia portion of the book is followed by a selected bibliography of primary and secondary sources.

Although other reference works may provide information regarding many of the people and publications listed, one of the treats of the encyclopedia is its specificity. An example is the entry on Periplum, which details the derivation and use in The Cantos of one of Pound's "signature words." This is not to say the current work is without omission: there is no separate entry in the encyclopedia or the index for Imagism, for instance; the reader must know to go articles such as Critical reception: 1908-1920 and Des Imagistes. The Ezra Pound Encyclopedia is useful, given the author's sprawling body of work and influence, but walks a line between reference, given its arrangement, and circulating collections, given its specificity. Perhaps it is best used alongside other standard reference works, including the Cambridge Companions, Oxford Companions, and the Encyclopedia of Literary Modernism (Greenwood, 2003). Recommended for academic and large public libraries. Joseph Thomas
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"Edited by two Pound scholars, this encyclopedia aims not only "to provide materials to help orient new readers of Pound and Modernism but also to refresh even experienced readers." For the most part, this work achieves its goals. Its strengths are providing brief summaries and the historical context for Pound's works. Other entries include key modernist figures and their relation to Pound, his family members, historical and literary eras, and Pound's controversial views on topics like fascism and anti-semitism. Topical entries, written mostly by scholars, range from a half page to three pages, and typically end with sources for further research. An extensive selected bibliography and an index appear at the end....[t]his resource provides a useful compass for navigating the difficult terrain of Pound's oeuvre and life. Recommended. Academic libraries supporting courses in modernism; upper-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers."-Choice

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