Dear "charlesmoyer" and all,

If people such as yourself didn't bridle at the first hint of a dissension
from the view that pound is NOT the greatest poet on earth, and the cantos
are NOT the greatest modern epic, perhaps there would be less of a problem.
I reject the view that modern attacks on pound are socially motivated, most
find difficulty in the work itself, and any dismissal of genuine criticism
of the author as simple social prejudice is lazy and plain wrong. I am a big
fan of pound, but at the same time I do care what other "readers of pound"
think, because I'm not arrogant enough to assume that my opinions on
literature should be the be all and end all. Often the purpose of such
critics is no such simple dismissal of pound, but a highlighting of the very
obvious failings in the text; the fact i tried to start some discussion on
the actual bloody poem and have been dragged into 'the man' is evidence
enough of this.

               Rich


>From: charles moyer <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: - Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine
>    <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Romantic Pound
>Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 06:56:05 -0400
>
>Dear "richardisthebigmackdaddy" and all,
>
>      Why should anyone care what such "readers of Pound" think? It seems
>the
>purpose of such peoples' opinion is always to inform us lovers of Pound
>that
>we are wrong in doing so, and we know all the real reasons such social
>lemmings are so motivated.
>     "They'll no' get him a' in a book I think
>     Though they write it cunningly;"
>
>
>
>----------
> >From: Richard Stanton <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Romantic Pound
> >Date: Mon, Jul 28, 2003, 4:41 PM
> >
>
> > I think i've said a lot of stuff I don't necessarily agree with there,
>but
> > it's a valid approach and one that a lot of readers of pound who are not
>as
> > fascinated by him as we are would agree with.
> >
> >               Rich

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