Poetics of Loss in the Cantos of Ezra Pound: From Modernism to FascismThis book examines how the modernist poetics exemplified in Ezra Pound's epic poem The Cantos are unavoidable bound-in with the ideological forces underpinning his advocacy of fascism. Overall it argues that Pound's reactionary urge to redefine a lost culture, couples with his sense of textual annihilation of a validating poetic centre, is the cultural ground on which his ideal of fascist republic rests. |
Contents
Fragments against Ruin The Malatesta Cantos | 11 |
Historical Exempla in The China | 47 |
Chapter Three Revolutionary Figures in Canto 31 | 103 |
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Adams Cantos American appears articulate attempt authorial voice authority becomes beginning building Canto 31 chapter China Cantos Chinese history circulation close Confucian constitution continues correspondence cultural demonstrates described desire discussed documents earlier effect Emperor Empire essay example expressed Ezra Pound fact fascist figure final fragments give idea ideal identity important Italian Jefferson knowledge language letter London loss lost Malatesta material means motto Mussolini names natural notes notion objective opening original partial particular passage past phrase Pisan poem poetic poetics of loss political Pound's Pound's poetics Pound's text presented produces question quotation quoted re-presentation re-presents reader reading record reference relationship remains revolutionary seeks seems seen sense sequence Sforza Sigismundo statement style Tartars textual throughout tone translation truth turn whilst whole writing written