Leon Edel says of Tytell's work: "The best and most balanced critical
biography of Ezra Pound -- Tytell maintains a striking balance between the
rambunctious man and the gifted poet and tells his story not as an act of
judgment but as a searching inquiry into the madness of art."
 
I must admit, there is also a LARGE photo of Tytell reclining in a wicker
chair on the back that made me laugh.  His posture seems so pompous and
self-serving, but so many of these "academics" come off this way.
 
The reason I brought this up is that there is a particular section in which
Tytell discusses Pound's reading of The Seafarer at a dinner party for Amy
Lowell in London...I wanted to use it in my thesis but I don't want to cite
a work that is going to be criticized...my professors have given me mixed
messages...one calling Tytell "a fool and a knave" and another offering
blank support.  I've already used Wilhelm, Stock, Carpenter, and Kenner in
this thesis...
 
My personal view, after interrogating the other biographies, is that
Tytell's work is acceptable...his Notes section is loosely attributed and
yet thorough (no strict citation, but he has extensive 'works consulted'
sections for each chapter)...he uses many primary sources drawing directly
from unpublished letters in some cases, while at the same time covering
major works.  Of course I didn't know about the "African gods" mistake...