| The Case Against Camões: A Seldom Considered Chapter from Ezra Pound's Campaign to Discredit Rhetorical Poetry Contributor(s): Andrews Jr, Norwood (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820405248 ISBN-13: 9780820405247 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1988 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese |
| Dewey: 811.52 |
| LCCN: 87022522 |
| Series: Utah Studies in Literature and Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 146 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Ezra Pound embarked on his campaign to discredit rhetorical poetry, he targeted as his first archenemy Luis de Camoes (1524?-1580), the great poet of Portugal's great age who had become popular in the United States during the nineteenth century. Pound denigrated Camoes' native language, misrepresented his art, and denied his genius in a systematic attempt to divert attention from him. Critical acceptance of the attempt has contributed to its success. Readers who believe Pound think wrongly about Camoes, when they think about him at all. This study sets the record straight." |