Ezra Pound's Cantos - Canto I - Reading & Analysis

The beginning of an ongoing series dedicated to Ezra Pound's Cantos. In this video, I briefly introduce the Cantos as a whole; we then listen to Pound himself reading the opening poem of the book, and take a look at the historical context (Homer's Odyssey) of the contents, elucidating necessary information as we go through the Pound's poem line by line!
My other videos (familiarity will be of benefit in the future):
• The Old Occitan Trouba...
• The Life and Songs of ...
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[@Detachedpoet224]

Very interesting and well documented, can't wait for Canto II

[@edmundpoetry]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@thesurvivor156]

Thanks for your service to literature

[@edmundpoetry]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ur.kr.2814]

I really hope you keep doing these!

[@edmundpoetry]

I will; this is a long term project!

[@mmmoendo]

You're doing very important work here

[@edmundpoetry]

@@mmmoendo I will continue to do so :)

[@AnHonestDoubter]

Superb analysis! Very much looking forward to your future installments on this series.

[@edmundpoetry]

@@AnHonestDoubter thank you! Following video will be on Troubadour topic again (Cercamon + Marcabru), and then Canto II afterwards (if I don't decide to speak on a different poet for variety, will see).

[@AnHonestDoubter]

​@edmundpoetry I had not considered the great importance and implications of the first word being "And" until this analysis, thanks for this.

[@cottagecorps]

power

[@cars2fan922]

finally an ezra pound analysis! love his work

[@dracnabid4442]

Great video, concept and execution.

[@edmundpoetry]

@@dracnabid4442 thank you!

[@alvaropires795]

Great vídeo! Subscribed

[@edmundpoetry]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@reconquereastprussia]

victory to the gods!

[@edmundpoetry]

submit to the fire of youth!

[@Joshwism]

HOLY SHIT

[@edmundpoetry]

@@Joshwism hehehe

[@JDDyson123]

The video was both entertaining and informative. Excellent analysis. I get it that we are interested in the work not the man, but should you not grasp the nettle, and speak of the elephant in the room?

[@edmundpoetry]

Glad you enjoyed! Re: speaking of the elephant in the room, I do not think this is necessary at this stage. As you yourself said, I am only interested in the work. Discussing, presenting, condemning, rationalizing (and so on) his personal life and views will only create an obstacle at the very beginning and cause some to shy away from the work unfairly on ideological grounds. Only the work should matter for the student.