Early Writings (Pound, Ezra): Poems and Prose

By Ezra Pound and Dashka Slater

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0142180130
• ISBN13: 9780142180136
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher