num_pages: 408
description: Ezra Pound makes his Penguin Classics debut with this unique selection of his early poems and prose, edited with an introductory essay and notes by Pound expert Ira Nadel. The poetry includes such early masterpieces as “The Seafarer,” “Homage to Sextus Propertius,” “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley,” and the first eight of Pound’s incomparable “Cantos.” The prose includes a series of articles and critical pieces, with essays on Imagism, Vorticism, Joyce, and the well-known “Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry.”First time in Penguin ClassicsIncludes generous selections of Pound's poetry, as well as an assortment of prose
language: English
title: Early Writings
titlecomplete: Early Writings
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Classics, Essays, Poetry, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 126
publisher: Penguin