Delphi Poetical Works of Ezra Pound

Fiction & Literature, Poetry

• Author: Ezra Pound, Delphi Classics
• ISBN: 9781910630990
• Publisher: Delphi Classics
• Publication: December 15, 2009
• Language: English

American poet and critic, Ezra Pound was a major figure of the modernist movement, whose poetry collections and development of Imagism advocated clarity, precision and economy of language. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This comprehensive volume presents Pound’s early poetical works, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Pound's life and works
* Concise introductions to the poetry collections and other works
* Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Rare poetry collections appearing in digital print for the first time
* Excellent formatting of the poems
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* Features the rare translations of ‘Noh’ Japanese dramas, first time in digital print
* Includes a selection of Pound's non-fiction
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

Please note: this is the most complete collection possible of Pound’s poetry in the US, due to copyright. When more texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the collection as a free update.

Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

CONTENTS:

The Poetry Collections
HILDA’S BOOK
A LUME SPENTO
A QUINZAINE FOR THIS YULE
PERSONAE
EXULTATIONS
THE SPIRIT OF ROMANCE
CANZONI
THE SONNETS AND BALLATE OF GUIDO CAVALCANTI
RIPOSTES
CATHAY
LUSTRA
ARNAUT DANIEL
PAVANNES AND DIVISIONS
QUIA PAUPER AMAVI
HUGH SELWYN MAUBERLEY
UMBRA
UNPUBLISHED VERSES

The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

The Poetical Dramas
‘NOH’, OR, ACCOMPLISHMENT: A STUDY OF THE CLASSICAL STAGE OF JAPAN

The Prose
INSTIGATIONS OF EZRA POUND
Translation of ‘THE NATURAL PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE’ by Remy de Gourmont

Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set