Abstract
There has been an emergent trend in literary studies that challenges the tendency to categorize our approach to literature. This new investment in the idea of "world literature," while exciting, is also both theoretically and pragmatically problematic. While theorists can usually articulate a defense of a wider approach to literature, they struggle to develop a tangible approach to such an ideal. By examining Ezra Pound's critical approach to poetry, especially in The Cantos, an applicable visualization of a global approach to literature becomes more transparent.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Humanities; English
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Porter, Newell Scott, ""A poem containing history": Pound as a Poet of Deep Time" (2017). Theses and Dissertations. 6326.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6326
Date Submitted
2017-03-01
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd9124
Keywords
Ezra Pound, deep time, world literature, The Cantos, poetry, Wai Chee Dimock
Language
english