Ezra Pound And Margaret Cravens: A Tragic Friendship 1910-1912
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In the charged literary atmosphere of early twentieth-century Europe, few relationships were as quietly consequential — or as deeply melancholic — as that between the firebrand American poet Ezra Pound and the generous, enigmatic patroness Margaret Cravens. Ezra Pound and Margaret Cravens: A Tragic Friendship 1910–1912 chronicles the brief but intense bond between these two Americans abroad, presenting Pound's letters to Cravens alongside previously unpublished prose and poetry by both H.D. and Ezra Pound himself, illuminating a creative world on the cusp of modernism's great explosion. Edited with scholarly precision by Omar Pound and Robert Spoo, this volume situates the correspondence within the broader context of literary patronage and the often-unsung personal sacrifices that sustained the modernist movement. Cravens, whose financial support and emotional devotion helped sustain Pound during his formative years in London and Paris, remains one of the movement's most overlooked figures — until now. The archive uncovers a portrait of ambition, gratitude, and sorrow that asks a haunting question: what becomes of those who give everything to art, yet are remembered by history only in footnotes?
Author: Omar Pound And Robert Spoo
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, Duke University Press
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: VG. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Tight binding, no loose pages.
In the charged literary atmosphere of early twentieth-century Europe, few relationships were as quietly consequential — or as deeply melancholic — as that between the firebrand American poet Ezra Pound and the generous, enigmatic patroness Margaret Cravens. Ezra Pound and Margaret Cravens: A Tragic Friendship 1910–1912 chronicles the brief but intense bond between these two Americans abroad, presenting Pound's letters to Cravens alongside previously unpublished prose and poetry by both H.D. and Ezra Pound himself, illuminating a creative world on the cusp of modernism's great explosion. Edited with scholarly precision by Omar Pound and Robert Spoo, this volume situates the correspondence within the broader context of literary patronage and the often-unsung personal sacrifices that sustained the modernist movement. Cravens, whose financial support and emotional devotion helped sustain Pound during his formative years in London and Paris, remains one of the movement's most overlooked figures — until now. The archive uncovers a portrait of ambition, gratitude, and sorrow that asks a haunting question: what becomes of those who give everything to art, yet are remembered by history only in footnotes?