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ⓘ About Ezra Pound
About Ezra Pound Ezra Pound was an influential American expatriate writer who lived in the early to mid 20th century. He is best known for his part in the Modernist movement in poetry and his skills as a poet, critic, and intellectual. Ezra Pound was born Ezra Weston Loomis Pound in 1885 to a family from Hailey, Idaho Pound was a trailblazer in the world of modern poetry. He was a master of traditional forms but also experimented with new techniques to create something unique. Pound was also a prolific essayist and critic, and he had a profound effect on the way literature was produced and received in his time. His work is studied around the world today and he is widely considered to be one of the most influential poets of the 20th century.
All Book Series by Ezra Pound
Noh, Or, Accomplishment: A Study of the Classical Stage of Japan
Book 13 of 41 · published 1917 Co-authored · Ernest Fenollosa
Instigations: Together with An Essay on the Chinese Written Character
Book 18 of 41 · published 1920 Co-authored · Ernest Fenollosa
Poems 1918-21 Including Three Portraits And Four Cantos
Book 19 of 41 · published 1921
Antheil and the Treatise on Harmony, with Supplementary Notes
Book 21 of 41 · published 1924
Confucius: The Great Digest, The Unwobbling Pivot, The Analects
Book 31 of 41 · published 1951
Ezra Pound Speaking: Radio Speeches of World War II
Book 38 of 41 · published 1978
Pound's Cavalcanti: An Edition of the Translations, Notes, and Essays
Book 39 of 41 · published 1983
Ezra Pound's Economic Correspondence, 1933-1940
Latest in the series · book 41 of 41 · published 2007
The Letters of Ezra Pound to Alice Corbin Henderson
Book 8 of 17 · published 1993
The Correspondence of Ezra Pound and Senator William Borah
Book 15 of 17 · published 2001
The Correspondence of Ezra Pound and the Frobenius Institute, 1930-1959
Latest in the series · book 17 of 17 · published 2014
Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1957
The Caedmon Treasury of Modern Poets Reading Their Own Poetry
Book 2 of 6 · published 1992
The New Directions Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry
Book 4 of 6 · published 2003
The Lost Generation Reader: Expatriate American Writers in Europe, 1900 - 1950
Book 5 of 6 · published 2004
Writers: Their Lives and Works
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2018
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ezra Pound?
About Ezra Pound Ezra Pound was an influential American expatriate writer who lived in the early to mid 20th century. He is best known for his part in the Modernist movement in poetry and his skills as a poet, critic, and intellectual. Ezra Pound was born Ezra Weston Loomis Pound in 1885 to a family from Hailey, Idaho Pound was a trailblazer in the world of modern poetry.
Which Ezra Pound series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Ezra Pound Letters series, the earliest of Ezra Pound's multi-book series: it opens with Selected Letters, 1907-1941 (1950) and runs to 17 books across 1950–2014, ending with The Correspondence of Ezra Pound and the Frobenius Institute, 1930-1959 (2014).
How many books has Ezra Pound written?
Ezra Pound has 65 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1908 and 2018. 17 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Ezra Pound Letters series with 17 books — and 48 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Ezra Pound's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ezra Pound's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ezra Pound Letters (1950–2014, 17 books).
How are Ezra Pound's books organised into series?
This guide splits Ezra Pound's 65 books into 1 named series and 48 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Ezra Pound Letters (17 books, 1950–2014).