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Ezra Pound and the Troubadour Tradition

Hardback

Main Details

Title Ezra Pound and the Troubadour Tradition
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Stuart Y. McDougal
SeriesPrinceton Essays in Literature
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:174
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780691646268
ClassificationsDewey:811.52
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

The world of the troubadours of medieval Provence--of Bertran de Born, Arnaut de Mareuil, and Peire Bremon lo Tort--always fascinated Ezra Pound and, as Stuart McDougal shows, provided both themes and techniques for his early poetry. Pound's first translations of Provencal poetry were a way of penetrating an alien sensibility and culture and makin