David,
 
If you read chapter One of my BARB OF TIME, you'll find
find that I set forth the schema I envision for the Cantos,
i.e., the three "phases" the poem goes through, in terms
of the supernatural female figures that interest Pound
from the Odyssey, but in Pound's own order of spiritual
ascent: (1) Sirens, (2) Circe, (3) Aphrodite.  This may
help provide a framework.  Good luck with your thesis.
 
==Dan P
 
At 04:29 PM 10/23/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Dr. Pearlman,
>
>I ran a similar idea across the director of my thesis (50 page)
>and it seemed to interest him.  I've been reading _Cantos_ with
>this view in mind and have formulated a kind of "wine, women
>and song" attitude alternating with benevolent goddess /
>interference goddess (Kwanon / Circe).  The not-so recent
>discussion on the list concerning the process (tao); has led
>me to consider an overall yin element with which Pound may
>or may not be concerned.  It's all very rough at the moment;
>I'm throwing this out there since the subject's come up.
>
>  If such a
>study has not been done, it's worth at least a term paper,
>I'd think.
>
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