Ezra Pound

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Ezra Pound was an American poet and critic active in the early to mid-20th century. He is best known for his complex and innovative work, particularly "The Cantos" and "The Pisan Cantos," which explore themes of history, culture, and personal experience through a unique poetic form. His contributions to modernist literature have had a lasting impact on poetry and literary criticism.

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Books by Ezra Pound

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The Cantos
Ezra Pound
3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsFiction
Ezra Pound's 'The Cantos' is a vast epic that brings history to life through its language, combining cultures, economies, and myths into a single, demanding poetic work.
The Pisan Cantos
Ezra Pound
4.2 (446) average on GoodreadsFiction
From a Pisan cage, a disgraced poet's breakdown becomes an elegiac modernist epic, grappling with personal pain, political ideas, and civilization.