Ezra Pound and the Troubadour Tradition

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Ezra Pound and the Troubadour Tradition
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Stuart Y. McDougal
SeriesPrinceton Essays in Literature
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:174
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780691619361
ClassificationsDewey:811.52
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 March 2015
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