ARS Poetica or The Roots of Poetic Creation?: The Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry

A Danish scholar of English literature, Olsen says Fenollosa (1853-1908) was primarily an art historian, so the long essay about poetry, "The Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry," that he is best remembered for has rarely been the object of literary analysis or placed in the context of its day. He reads it as a piece of literary criticism itself, and analyzes why it led poet Ezra Pound to call Fenollosa a forerunner. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation 穢2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)