The "Cantos" of Ezra Pound, the Truth in Contradiction

Ezra Pound's "Cantos" is scandalous because its racism and anti-Semitism are conceived and pursued in social and political terms at a point in time with reference to state policies that led eventually to a holocaust. Works of imagination and the concept of "negative capability&qu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Critical inquiry 1988-10, Vol.15 (1), p.1-25
1. Verfasser:	McGann, Jerome J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	20th century Anonymous writers. Authors Antisemitism English speaking literatures Fascism French speaking and English speaking literatures Hell History and sciences of litterature History of literature Jewish peoples Literary criticism Love poetry Metamorphosis Poetry Politics Pound, Ezra (1885-1972) Romantic poetry Scandals Ugliness United States Vanity
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Zusammenfassung:	Ezra Pound's "Cantos" is scandalous because its racism and anti-Semitism are conceived and pursued in social and political terms at a point in time with reference to state policies that led eventually to a holocaust. Works of imagination and the concept of "negative capability" are discussed in relation to the "Cantos."
ISSN:	0093-1896 1539-7858
DOI:	10.1086/448472