Drawn from papers delivered at the Ezra Pound International Conference held in Venice in 2007, this collection of thirteen essays examines the work and controversial life of the influential
poet and fascist collaborator, exploring his relationship with Mussolini's regime, his influence on modernism and his contemporaries, and the legacy of his last epic work, The Cantos. The
volume is divided into sections covering Pound's time in Venice, Pound's poems and Pound's legacy and chapters address topics such as Pound's Venice in a fascist context, primitivism and
modernism in Pound's poetry, exploring city and country, and the profound relationship between Hemingway and Pound. In addition to critical essays, the volume includes eleven poems written in
honor of Pound by contemporary scholars. Contributors include academics in literature from universities around the world. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
