>Does anyone recall the article which suggests that Pound moves towards an
>appreciation of the vagrant female--the wandering female, not tied to
>traditions, place, circumstance--an example of which is the woman (sorry, I
>forget her name this morning) who appears both in the Cantos and who ran
>off with a knight or troubador in the middle ages--Pound prizes her for
>freeing her slaves before dying. Dante probably met her in her old age at
>Can Grande's house?  For some reason, I think Eva Hesse may have written
>this article, but perhaps I should let my vague question stand before I
>make it a downright murky one.
 
Leslie Hatcher, 'Circe's this craft' - The active female principle in
the cuntos
PAIDEUMA 24, Spring 1995 pp 83-94