Ezra Pound : poet : a portrait of the man and his work. III, The tragic years 1939-1972 / A David Moody.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moody, Anthony David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972.

Pound, Ezra.

Poets, American--20th century.

Poets, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (701 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The third and final volume of A. David Moody's critically acclaimed biography examines Pound's final years, which saw much personal tragedy for Pound at a tragic point in World history.

Contents:

COVER; EZRA POUND: POET [A PORTRAIT OF THE MAN AND HIS WORK]; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; CHRONOLOGY; PLATE SECTION; PART ONE: 1939-1945; 1: BETWEEN PARADISE & PROPAGANDA, 1939-40; 2: A DUTIFULLY DISSIDENT EXILE, 1941; 3: IN A WEB OF CONTRADICTIONS, 1942-3; 4: 'TO DREAM THE REPUBLIC', 1943-4; 5: FOR THE RESURRECTION OF ITALY, 1944-5; PART TWO: 1945; 6: TALKING TO THE FBI; 7: A PRISONER IN THE EYES OF OTHERS; 8: 'IN THE MIND INDESTRUCTIBLE': THE PISAN CANTOS; PART THREE; 9: AMERICAN JUSTICE; Giving Cornell his head; Lunacy at St Elizabeths; The hearing

The friends and enemiesNote: on not understanding the charge; PART FOUR: ST ELIZABETHS, 1946-1958; 10: A YEAR IN THE HELL HOLE; 11: RESILIENCE, 1947-50; Histrionics; 'a awful lot of company'; No release; Courage against cowardice; 12: THE LIFE OF THE MIND, 1950-5; The shirt of Nessus; Kindergarten; La Martinelli; Adult conversation; Agenda etc.; Not licked, merely caged; 'I want OUT': a log of pleas and petitions; Writing and reading; The St Elizabeths Cantos (1): 'Section: Rock-Drill. 85-95 de los cantares'; Intimate relations; 13: 'INDICTMENT DISMISSED', 1956-8; The Tale of John Kasper

The skeleton in the national closet'M'Amour, ma vie'; The St Elizabeths Cantos (2): 'Thrones. 96-109 de los cantares'; MacLeish gets his 'nol pros'; 14: CLEARING OUT; PART FIVE: 1958-1972; 15: A FINAL TESTAMENT, 1958-9; 16: 'YOU FIND ME IN FRAGMENTS', 1959-62; 17: HIS SICKNESS & HIS WEALTH, 1962-4; Mainly clinical; The Committee's agenda; 18: AFTERLIFE OF THE POET, 1965-72; APPENDIX; The Settlement of the Estate; ABBREVIATIONS; The principal writings of Ezra Pound (1885-1972); Writings by others; Other abbreviations; NOTES; PREFACE; 1: BETWEEN PARADISE & PROPAGANDA, 1939-40

2: A DUTIFULLY DISSIDENT EXILE, 19413: IN A WEB OF CONTRADICTIONS, 1942-3; Note on Pound's radio talks; 4: 'TO DREAM THE REPUBLIC', 1943-4; 5: FOR THE RESURRECTION OF ITALY, 1944-5; 6: TALKING TO THE FBI; 7: A PRISONER IN THE EYES OF OTHERS; 8: 'IN THE MIND INDESTRUCTIBLE': THE PISAN CANTOS; 9: AMERICAN JUSTICE; Giving Cornell his head; Lunacy at St Elizabeths; The hearing; The friends and enemies; 10: A YEAR IN THE HELL HOLE; 11: RESILIENCE, 1947-50; Histrionics; 'a awful lot of company'; No release; Thrown to wolves; Courage against cowardice; 12: THE LIFE OF THE MIND, 1950-5

The shirt of NessusKindergarten; La Martinelli; Adult conversation; Agenda etc.; Not licked, merely caged; 'I want OUT': a log of pleas and petitions; Writing and reading; The St Elizabeths Cantos (1): 'Section: Rock-Drill. 85-95 de los cantares'; Intimate relations; 13: 'INDICTMENT DISMISSED', 1956-8; The Tale of John Kasper; The skeleton in the national closet; 'M'Amour, ma vie'; The St Elizabeths Cantos (2): 'Thrones. 96-109 de los cantares'; MacLeish gets his 'nol pros'; 14: CLEARING OUT; 15: A FINAL TESTAMENT, 1958-9; 16: 'YOU FIND ME IN FRAGMENTS', 1959-62

17: HIS SICKNESS & HIS WEALTH, 1962-4

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 19, 2015).

ISBN:

0-19-105898-X

0-19-105897-1

OCLC:

936290758