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    Personae
    Personae
    Personae
    Ebook99 pages42 minutes

    Personae

    By Ezra Pound

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 27, 2013
    Personae
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    Ezra Pound

    Ezra Pound (1885–1972) is one of the most influential, and controversial, poets of the twentieth century. His poetry remains vital, challenging, contentious, unassimilable.

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