The Celestial Tradition: A Study of Ezra Pound’s The Cantos
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Despite the painstaking work of Pound scholars, the mythos of The Cantos has yet to be properly understood — primarily because until now its occult sources have not been examined sufficiently. Drawing upon archival as well as recently published material, this study traces Pound’s intimate engagement with specific occultists (W.B. Yeats, Allen Upward, Alfred Orage, and G.R.S. Mead) and their ideas. The author argues that speculative occultism was a major factor in the evolution of Pound’s extraordinary aesthetic and religious sensibility, much noticed in Pound criticism.
The discussion falls into two sections. The first section details Pound’s interest in particular occult movements. It describes the tradition of Hellenistic occultism from Eleusis to the present, and establishes that Pound’s contact with the occult began at least as early as his undergraduate years and that he came to London already primed on the occult. Many of his London acquaintances were unquestionably occultists.
The second section outlines a tripartite schema for The Cantos (katabasis/dromena/epopteia) which, in turn, is applied to the poem. It is argued here that The Cantos is structured on the model of a initiation rather than a journey, and that the poem does not so much describe an initiation rite as enact one for the reader.
In exploring and attempting to understand Pounds’ occultism and its implications to his [Pounds’] oeuvre, Tryphonopoulos sheds new light upon one of the great works of modern Western literature.
Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos
Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos teaches American literature at the University of New Brunswick. His current projects include an edition of Ezra Pound’s letters to Olivia Rossetti Agresti as well as a collection of essays on modernism and the occult.
Related to The Celestial Tradition
Related ebooks
The Celestial Tradition: A Study of Ezra Pound’s The Cantos Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMaking Silence Speak: Women's Voices in Greek Literature and Society Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsElizabeth Bishop Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat Is World Literature? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Debussy and His World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Missing Measures: Modern Poetry and the Revolt Against Meter Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Calderon and the Baroque Tradition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFictions of the Cosmos: Science and Literature in the Seventeenth Century Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Greek and Roman Necromancy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNew Approaches to Ezra Pound: A Co-ordinated Investigation of Pound's Poetry and Ideas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Devil's Tabernacle: The Pagan Oracles in Early Modern Thought Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Religious Sonnets of Dylan Thomas: A Study in Imagery and Meaning Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Pagan Dream of the Renaissance Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Homeric Hymns Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOedipus and the Sphinx: The Threshold Myth from Sophocles through Freud to Cocteau Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Fortunes of Apuleius and the Golden Ass: A Study in Transmission and Reception Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRenaissance Minds and Their Fictions: Cusanus, Sidney, Shakespeare Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Baltic Origins of Homer's Epic Tales: The <i>Iliad,</i> the <i>Odyssey,</i> and the Migration of Myth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Seven Plays of Sophocles Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsClassic Writings on Poetry Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Poetics of Ruins in Renaissance Literature Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Gay[Grey Moose: Essays on the Ecologies and Mythologies of Canadian Poetry 1690-1990 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStudies in Modern Music, Second Series Frederick Chopin, Antonin Dvořák, Johannes Brahms Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAristophanes' Old-and-New Comedy: Volume I: Six Essays in Perspective Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsClassical Mythology: Myths and Legends of the Ancient World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of T'ang Exotics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leonora's Last Act: Essays in Verdian Discourse Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Occult Truths of Myths and Legends: Greek and Germanic Mythology. Richard Wagner in the Light of Spiritual Science Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Full Enquiry into the Nature of the Pastoral (1717) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Christianity For You
Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Screwtape Letters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Four Loves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Law of Connection: Lesson 10 from The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mere Christianity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries with Kids: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Children Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex: Creating a Marriage That's Both Holy and Hot Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Less Fret, More Faith: An 11-Week Action Plan to Overcome Anxiety Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Stories We Tell: Every Piece of Your Story Matters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Boundaries Workbook: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5NIV, Holy Bible Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wild at Heart Expanded Edition: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Changes That Heal: Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Grief Observed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Book of Enoch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind... Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for The Celestial Tradition
0 ratings0 reviews