ENGL 310: Modern Poetry
Lecture 09 - Ezra Pound. The lecture introduces the poetry of Ezra Pound. Tensions in Pound's personality and career are considered, particularly in terms of his relationships with other poets and his fascism and anti-capitalism. The poem "The Seafarer" is examined as a quintessentially Poundian project in its treatment and translation of poetic forms. The first Canto of his epic project, The Cantos, is analyzed as a meditation on the process of expressing and engaging with history and literary tradition. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 09 - Ezra Pound |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Introduction: Ezra Pound |
| [00:18:50] | 2. Ezra Pound Poem: "The Seafarer" |
| [00:31:13] | 3. Ezra Pound Poem: "The Cantos" |
| References |
| Lecture 9 - Ezra Pound Instructor: Professor Langdon Hammer. Handout 7: Ezra Pound [PDF]. Paper 1: Topics and Preparation [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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