In this revisionary study of Ezra Pound's poetics, Scott Hamilton exposes the extent of the modernist poet's debt to the French romantic and symbolist traditions. Whereas previous critics have focused on a single influence, Hamilton explores a broad spectrum of French poets, including Theophile Gautier, Tristan Corbiere, Jules Laforgue, Remy de Gourmont, Henri de Regnier, Jules Romains, Laurent Tailhade, Paul Verlaine and Stephane Mallarme. This exploration of Pound's canon demonstrates his logic in borrowing from the French tradition as well as a paradoxical circularity to his poetic development.
- ISBN10 1306985722
- ISBN13 9781306985727
- Publish Date 1 January 2014 (first published 23 March 1992)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 June 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Princeton University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 272
- Language English