ABC of Reading [Paperback]

This important work, first published in 1934, is a concise statement of Pounds aesthetic theory. It is a primer for the reader who wants to maintain an active, critical mind and become increasingly sensitive to the beauty and inspiration of the worlds best literature. With characteristic vigor and iconoclasm, Pound illustrates his precepts with exhibits meticulously chosen from the classics, and the concluding Treatise on Meter provides an illuminating essay for anyone aspiring to read and write poetry.Incredibly alive and intelligent and first-rate.Full of original and suggestive ideas on the meaning and operation of the poetic art. The comments ring with Pounds early wit and vigor.Ezra Pounds classic book about the meaning of literature, with a new introduction by Michael Dirda.