David and others,
Oops! Here's the correction to the first paragraphs of my last message
on form:
You might want to take a look at my 1983 dissertation, "Directio
Voluntatis: Ezra Pound's Development of the Long Poem, 1904-1925" (UBC)
for some ideas on themes and structures.
1. Pound had tried to write a number of "long poems" from around age
16 (even before "Redondillas" - 1911). Imagisme was the conscious
practice of one necessary component for his epic.
Happy summer, all!
-T