Ezra Pound
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Ezra Pound was an influential American poet and literary critic of the 20th century who played a major role in shaping modernist poetry through his innovative works and his mentorship of other writers. His literary contributions remain studied and celebrated today, though his legacy is complicated by his controversial political views and activities during and after World War II.
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- Born
- 30 October 1885
- Died
- 1 November 1972
- Works
- 662
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- Confucio
- [Transcripts of shortwave broadcasts from Rome, Dec. 7, 1941-July 25, 1943
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- Bel Esprit
- Hudson
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Pound photographed in 1913 by Alvin Langdon Coburn
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a collaborator in Fascist Italy and the Salò Republic during World War II. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and The Cantos (c. 1915–1962).
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