If somebody is in need of material ref. Anderson:
 
http://www.spc.uchicago.edu/ssr1/PRELIMS/Culture/cumisc1.html
 
is a larger excerpt of Andersons text - I had to look it after as I had no
idea
what Anderson exactly says. No comments yet, still reading...
 
Love
Martin
 
 
 
> I have a question about a project based on this idea, that Pound was
> essentially Western.  I wrote a brief thesis a few years ago using
> Benedict Anderson's theory of imagined communities to argue that Pound
> created his own "imagined community."  It began with his participation
> in London/Paris newspapers and politics.  Later, his "nation" was
> "populated" by his pen pals (or American politician recipients of his
> letters) and "recipients" of his radio broadcasts.  His interpretation
> of Confucius/Mencius and the writings of Jefferson/Adams fueled his
> hope for an American renaissance.  In a way, Pound's misunderstandings
> of Chinese philosophy reflect a westernization of it..
>
> Throwing this at all of you in such brevity without explaining Benedict
> Anderson's theory on nationalism is not fair.  As a non-academic now,
> my research has slowed down.  But I would like some input from anyone
> familiar with Anderson's theory on nationalism.  My impression of Pound
> has been from this angle (Pound as expatriot patriot American with a
> Mencius twist).  Any comments or suggestions?  And for those of you not
> familiar with Benedict Anderson, what can you say about the utopian
> Pound?
>
> Thanks,
> Kristen Stevens
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