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Ezra Pound: The Solitary Volcano
by
John Tytell
Unlike other biographical portraits of Ezra Pound, John Tytell's brilliant and ambitious work offers an interpretive study that boldly confronts the emotional truths and psychological drama that formed this complex and controversial American poet. Neither an apology nor a condemnation, it presents instead a meticulous exploration into the mind and vision of a man who galva...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
April 5th 2004
by Ivan R. Dee Publisher
(first published 1987)
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It is astounding the number of people that Pound knew and influenced. Even many of those disgusted by his political views and his treasonous radio broadcasts during the war felt his importance. Tytell is no psychologist but I did wish I could have understood better exactly how Pound became the ranting fascist he sometimes was. I personally believe he was mentally ill but can see how it was a difficult case to decide. I also wished that Tytell had discussed the poetry a bit more--I've often compl...more
“Ezra Pound with two companions,” says the photo caption. The companions are both women. If I’m not mistaken, they are Jane Heap and Mina Loy, neither exactly obscure and neither an insignificant figure in modernist poetry. . . but it was 1987. Eighties Pound worship will always baffle those of us who lived through it, as baby-boomer academics and junior faculty struggled to restore their dethroned idol to the fountainhead. (His fascism was an illicit kick, a walk on the wild side, with the mora...more
Mar 24, 2008
Daniel
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Modernists, other dynamic personalities
Shelves:
non-fiction
I originally picked up the biography of Ezra Pound for three reasons, and one of them was that I've always been interested in the guy. However, I must admit, this was the lesser of the three reasons. Mainly it was influence on T.S. Eliot, followed closely by it being only $7 at the local second-hand bookstore. Surprisingly, after a couple of weeks, I found myself in the last few pages, weeping.
Most of the information I had on Pound was, I now realize, sensationalized - his artistic fervor, his m...more
Most of the information I had on Pound was, I now realize, sensationalized - his artistic fervor, his m...more
I am taking this book back to the library. The introduction and first chapter did plenty enough for me in chronicling Pound's life events. Next time I will get Pound's poetry instead.
From Idaho to Philly, to London, to Paris, from Italy to Pisa, to insane asylum and back again to Italy, Mr. Tytell covers all of this author's uproarious, mysterious and controversial life. Tom
The author demonstrates Pound's own aesthetic in the writing of this thorough and detailed biography.
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