Author: Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos File Type: pdf From BooklistMore than 250 signed entries by almost 100 contributors present a range of topics from the life and writings of one of the literary giants of modernism. Many entries have bibliographies for further reading. Topics include the people who came in contact with Pound his writings, poetics, interests, influences, and various aspects of his philosophy and identity, including entries treating religion, sexuality and misogyny, fascism, racism and anti-Semitism. About 75 entries treat the people in Pounds life, including T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Allen Ginsberg, D. H. Lawrence, Marianne Moore, Rabindranath Tagore, and W. B. Yeats. Pounds interests and influences are discussed in entries on Chinese, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian and Slavic, and Spanish literature as well as Pounds translations. Significant attention is given to Pounds critical reception, divided by time period from 1908 to 2000. Most entries include a bibliography, and the encyclopedia portion of the book is followed by a selected bibliography of primary and secondary sources.Although other reference works may provide information regarding many of the people and publications listed, one of the treats of the encyclopedia is its specificity. An example is the entry on Periplum, which details the derivation and use in The Cantos of one of Pounds signature words. This is not to say the current work is without omission there is no separate entry in the encyclopedia or the index for * Imagism, for instance the reader must know to go articles such as Critical reception 1908-1920 and Des Imagistes. The Ezra Pound Encyclopedia is useful, given the authors sprawling body of work and influence, but walks a line between reference, given its arrangement, and circulating collections, given its specificity. Perhaps it is best used alongside other standard reference works, including the Cambridge Companions, Oxford Companions, and the Encyclopedia of Literary Modernism (Greenwood, 2003). Recommended for academic and large public libraries. Joseph Thomas American Library Association. ReviewEdited by two Pound scholars, this encyclopedia aims not only to provide materials to help orient new readers of Pound and Modernism but also to refresh even experienced readers. For the most part, this work achieves its goals. Its strengths are providing brief summaries and the historical context for Pounds works. Other entries include key modernist figures and their relation to Pound, his family members, historical and literary eras, and Pounds controversial views on topics like fascism and anti-semitism. Topical entries, written mostly by scholars, range from a half page to three pages, and typically end with sources for further research. An extensive selected bibliography and an index appear at the end....[t]his resource provides a useful compass for navigating the difficult terrain of Pounds oeuvre and life. Recommended. Academic libraries supporting courses in modernism upper-level undergraduates through facultyresearchers.-Choice Ezra Pound forever changed the course of poetry. The author of a vast body of literature, his enormous range of references and use of multiple languages make him one of the most obscure authors andbecause of his Fascism, anti-Semitism, and questionable sanityone of the most controversial. This encyclopedia is a concise yet comprehensive guide to his life and writings. Included are more than 250 alphabetically arranged entries on such topics as Arabic history, Chinese translation, dance, Hilda Doolittle, Egyptian literature, Robert Frost, and Pounds publications. The entries are written by roughly 100 expert contributors and cite works for further reading.Ezra Pound forever changed the course of poetry. His vast body of poetry and critical works make him one of the 20th centurys most prolific writers, and his influence has shaped later poets, great and small. His enormous range of references, deliberate obscurity, and use of multiple languages make him one of the most difficult authors and because of his Fascism, anti-Semitism, and questionable sanityone of the most controversial figures in American literary history. This encyclopedia is a concise yet comprehensive guide to his life and writings.From BooklistMore than 250 signed entries by almost 100 contributors present a range of topics from the life and writings of one of the literary giants of modernism. Many entries have bibliographies for further reading. Topics include the people who came in contact with Pound his writings, poetics, interests, influences, and various aspects of his philosophy and identity, including entries treating religion, sexuality and misogyny, fascism, racism and anti-Semitism. About 75 entries treat the people in Pounds life, including T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Allen Ginsberg, D. H. Lawrence, Marianne Moore, Rabindranath Tagore, and W. B. Yeats. Pounds interests and influences are discussed in entries on Chinese, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian and Slavic, and Spanish literature as well as Pounds translations. Significant attention is given to Pounds critical reception, divided by time period from 1908 to 2000. Most entries include a bibliography, and the encyclopedia portion of the book is followed by a selected bibliography of primary and secondary sources.Although other reference works may provide information regarding many of the people and publications listed, one of the treats of the encyclopedia is its specificity. An example is the entry on Periplum, which details the derivation and use in The Cantos of one of Pounds signature words. This is not to say the current work is without omission there is no separate entry in the encyclopedia or the index for * Imagism, for instance the reader must know to go articles such as Critical reception 1908-1920 and Des Imagistes. The Ezra Pound Encyclopedia is useful, given the authors sprawling body of work and influence, but walks a line between reference, given its arrangement, and circulating collections, given its specificity. Perhaps it is best used alongside other standard reference works, including the Cambridge Companions, Oxford Companions, and the Encyclopedia of Literary Modernism (Greenwood, 2003). Recommended for academic and large public libraries. Joseph Thomas American Library Association. ReviewEdited by two Pound scholars, this encyclopedia aims not only to provide materials to help orient new readers of Pound and Modernism but also to refresh even experienced readers. For the most part, this work achieves its goals. Its strengths are providing brief summaries and the historical context for Pounds works. Other entries include key modernist figures and their relation to Pound, his family members, historical and literary eras, and Pounds controversial views on topics like fascism and anti-semitism. Topical entries, written mostly by scholars, range from a half page to three pages, and typically end with sources for further research. An extensive selected bibliography and an index appear at the end....[t]his resource provides a useful compass for navigating the difficult terrain of Pounds oeuvre and life. Recommended. Academic libraries supporting courses in modernism upper-level undergraduates through facultyresearchers.-Choice