Crossing the River of Forgetfulness

Passed over LETHE: Selected Poems of Ezra Pound

※There is love here, it cannot be drowned.
There is desire here, don't kiss it away.
※ A pioneer of modernist poetry and the spiritual leader of Eliot, Hemingway, Joyce, and Williams ※ Includes 117 representative works from each stage of Pound's nearly 60-year career, including selections from the iconic modernist epic "The Cantos" ※ Comprehensive information, including Eliot's introduction to Pound's selected poems, the translator's lengthy introduction, and Pound's retrospective on the Imagist movement, providing a comprehensive understanding of the origins of modern English poetry [Introduction]
Ezra Pound is widely recognized as one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. He initiated the Imagist movement and spearheaded the revolution in modernist English poetry. Driven by a commitment to innovation, he sought new directions in art, capturing life through experience and revealing truth through imagery. Pound also discovered and influenced key figures in the modern literary landscape, including Eliot, Joyce, and Hemingway, and his influence on subsequent generations of European and American poets continues to this day.
This book contains 117 representative poems from various stages of Pound's nearly 60-year creative career, including his early poetry collection "Reply", the important transitional work "Hugh Selwyn Moberly", selections from the iconic modernist epic "Cantos", etc., and is accompanied by Eliot's introduction to Pound's poetry collection and the translator's introduction, striving to fully present the poet's unremitting pursuit of modernity and world-wide understanding in the practice of integrating poetic styles of various languages ​​and regions.

2023-04-01

北京联合出版公司

Yazhong Culture

432

9787559665683