Ezra Pound Personae

A Draft of XXX Cantos

Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1980.

Bound in leather with French moire silk end leaves, a hubbed spine, satin book marker, and acid-free paper. The book features Smyth-sewn binding and is printed on archival paper with gilded edges. Measuring 9.25 inches tall and 351 pages in length, it includes a frontispiece portrait by Wynham Lewis. This is a limited edition, first printing, with an unstated print run. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality.

A Draft of XXX Cantos by Ezra Pound is a significant work in the evolution of Pound's monumental Cantos series. First published in 1933, this volume marks a critical moment in the development of Pound's poetic vision, providing an early draft of what would become a sprawling and highly complex modernist masterpiece.

The work is distinguished by its incorporation of Pound's deep engagement with classical literature, historical references, and his unique blend of free verse and formal structure. [Adapted from Reviews]

Subjects: Ezra Pound, Modernism, Poetry, Historical and Cultural Critique, Social and Political Thought, Modernist Poetry, Experimental Literature.

Item #20635

Price: $125.00