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Early Writings (Pound, Ezra) - (Penguin Classics) by Ezra Pound (Paperback)

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  • Ezra Pound makes his Penguin Classics debut with this unique selection of his early poems and prose, edited with an introductory essay and notes by Pound expert Ira Nadel.
  • About the Author: Ezra Pound (1885-1972) is generally considered the poet most responsible for defining and promoting a modernist aesthetic in poetry.
  • 448 Pages
  • Literary Collections, American
  • Series Name: Penguin Classics

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Ezra Pound makes his Penguin Classics debut with this unique selection of his early poems and prose, edited with an introductory essay and notes by Pound expert Ira Nadel. The poetry includes such early masterpieces as "The Seafarer," "Homage to Sextus Propertius," "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley," and the first eight of Pound's incomparable "Cantos." The prose includes a series of articles and critical pieces, with essays on Imagism, Vorticism, Joyce, and the well-known "Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry."
  • First time in Penguin Classics

  • Includes generous selections of Pound's poetry, as well as an assortment of prose



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"The best of Pound's writing... will last as long as there is any literature." --Ernest Hemingway

"...We all owe a great deal to him. But I most of all surely." --James Joyce




About the Author



Ezra Pound (1885-1972) is generally considered the poet most responsible for defining and promoting a modernist aesthetic in poetry.

Ira Nadel, professor of English at the University of British Columbia, is the author of Ezra Pound, A Literary Life and the general editor of The Cambridge Companion to Ezra Pound.


Ira Nadel, professor of English at the University of British Columbia, is the author of Ezra Pound, A Literary Life and the general editor of The Cambridge Companion to Ezra Pound.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.7 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: .75 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 448
Series Title: Penguin Classics
Genre: Literary Collections
Sub-Genre: American
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Ezra Pound
Language: English
Street Date: June 1, 2005
TCIN: 91237914
UPC: 9780142180136
Item Number (DPCI): 247-52-0616
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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