Early Writings (Pound, Ezra): Poems and Prose

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

Author: Ezra Pound
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Published: 06/01/2005
Series: Penguin Classics
Pages: 448
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780142180136