The Late Cantos of Ezra Pound Composition, Revision, Publication [Hardcover]

Drawing extensively on archival research,The Late Cantos of Ezra Poundcritically explores the textual history of Pound's late verse, namelySection: Rock-Drill(1955) andThrones(1959). Examining unpublished letters, draft manuscripts and other prepublication material, this book addresses the composition, revision and dissemination of these difficult texts in order to shed new light on their significance to Pound's wider project, his methods and techniques, and the structures of authority?-literary and political-that govern the meaning of his poetry. Illustrated by reproductions of archival documents,The Late Cantos of Ezra Poundis an innovative new study of one of the most important poets of the 20th century.Michael Kindellanis a Vice Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Sheffield, UK

Michael Kindellans excellent new book makes an argument, not about what we can do with Pounds late poetry, but about what Pound wanted us to do & Kindellan explores the archive specifically in order to show that, for Pound, the authors intention was paramount, and that the late cantos are written in such a way as to cancel the freedoms of interpretation & Whatever Ezra Pounds readers do, those who write about his late cantos now need to read Michael Kindellans impressive new study. -Modern Philology

With this intelligent, incisive book on the material history of these texts, Kindellan restores philology to a central place among the critical methodologies necessary to the reception of Pounds work. Summing Up: Highly recommended. -CHOICE

Series Editors' Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
List of Figures
Note on the Text

1. I have always loathed reading : Pound and Philology
2. To copy and amplify :Section: Rock-Drill
3. No, that is not textual :Thrones
4. Or true editions?

Bibliography
Index of (Published) Works by Pound
Index of Names