actually I was wondering the same thing myself.. but there could be a lot
of ways of considering what the outcome of any one 'right' might be. [no
pin intended].
        One can read Pound as agreat poet who made terrible mistakes. On
the other hand, five centuries from now, it won't affect readers one way
or the other.
 On Mon, 25 May 1998, Bob Tilewick wrote:
 
> I agree, but with one quibble, or question:  how can the debate turn out
> "right"?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jacob Korg
> Sent:   Monday, May 25, 1998 12:43 PM
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> Subject:        Re: recanting, etc.
>
> Pound's anti-Semitism and the issue of recantation are discussed inRobert
> Casillo's Genealogy of Demons and the article Modernism Fascism and the
> Composition of EP's Cantos by Ronald Bush in ModernismModernity,Vol 2,
> 1995. These don't settle the issues,but anyone wanting to think about the
> problem of recantation and the late Pound's state of mind ought to see
> them.Hayman's The Last Rower is also relevant,discouraging to Pound
> advocates.
>         The Pound issue is perfect for focusing the debate on the
> relevance of the socio-political themes now dominating criticism to the
> question of literary value. Let's hope the Pound debate turns out right.
>