The Correspondence of Ezra Pound and the Frobenius Institute, 1930-1959 / Ezra Pound.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pound, Ezra, author.

Contributor:

Tonning, Erik, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972.

Pound, Ezra.

Poetry.

Poets.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Collecting in full for the first time the correspondence between Ezra Pound and members of Leo Frobenius' Forschungsinstitut für Kulturmorphologie in Frankfurt across a 30 year period, this book sheds new light on an important but previously unexplored influence on Pound's controversial intellectual development in the Fascist era. Ezra Pound's long-term interest in anthropology and ethnography exerted a profound influence on early 20th century literary Modernism. These letters reveal the extent of the influence of Frobenius' concept of 'Paideuma' on Pound's poetic and political writings during this period and his growing engagement with the culture of Nazi Germany. Annotated throughout, the letters are supported by contextualising essays by leading Modernist scholars as well as relevant contemporary published articles by Pound himself and his leading correspondent at the Institute, the American Douglas C. Fox.

Contents:

List of Figures Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: The Correspondence of Ezra Pound and the Frobenius Institute, 1930-1959 : Erik Tonning The Correspondence of Ezra Pound and the Frobenius Institute, 1930-1959 Commentary 1 Between Opportunity and Oppression: Leo Frobenius and His Institute during the Third Reich: Richard Kuba 2 "European Paideuma": Ezra Pound's Mediterranean Modernism: Erik Tonning 3 Pound, Spengler, and Frobenius: Toward a NEW Paideuma: Ronald Bush 4 Out of von Humboldt: Science, Aesthetics, and Obscurity in The Cantos: Kenneth Haynes Append ix 1 Ezra Pound : Three Articles on Frobenius Appendix 2 Douglas C. Fox: Two Articles on Frobenius Glossary Bibliography

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474218757

147421875X

OCLC:

1410593557