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Lustra
Lustra (1916) is a poetry collection by Ezra Pound, collecting Imagist and early modernist poems written between 1912 and 1915. The volume includes Pound's free-verse adaptations from Chinese poetry, such as his rewriting of Li Bai's 'The River-Merchant's Wife,' and demonstrates the compressed, image-driven aesthetic central to Imagism. The collection marked Pound's transition from his earlier Pre...
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Cathay
Ezra Pound’s Cathay, published in 1915, presents a significant body of work centered on translated poems from classical Chinese sources, primarily attributed to Li Bai. The collection is notable for its influential application of Imagist principles—concise language and vivid imagery—to these ancient texts. It introduced modernist sensibilities to a wider audience while offering fresh perspectives...
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