Liberty: A Lake Wobegon Novel (U)

Ezra Pound is a continuing controversy -- and to many readers a dauntingly difficult and complex writer. But the author here approaches his life and work with a clear-eyed and sympathetic understanding of the poetic riches to be unlocked, and with a great teacher's gift for bringing the treasures into the light. His loving analysis of Pound's extraordinary poetry, his understanding of the background to Pound's peculiar political and social stances, his wise perceptions of how Pound relates to the whole of twentieth-century literature and life -- these are all elements in a truly masterful study and an important contribution to Pound studies.