In a message dated 02/14/2003 5:19:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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>
> Brennan
>
> H. D. was probably affectionately and romantically linked to Pound for her
> entire life.  He probably did not reciprocate romantically after their
> brief
> engagement.  At the time of "Des Imagistes" she, of course, was married to
> Richard Aldington.  A marriage not born in heaven.  Read her "Envy".
>
> I have not studied the French imagisme.  I get the idea, however, that it
> was linked to both Impressionism and Symbolism.  Impressionism and
> Symbolism
> were not, according to Pound,  what  Imagism (Vorticism) was.
>
> I think one has to consider the technical rules of Imagiste ("Literary
> Essays of Ezra Pound",  pg 3) as just that; a technical "how to" manual.
> They are not, what some seem to think, a "what is it" description.  The
> "what is it" description is found on page 4 and seems much ignored.  The
> technical rules might be looked at as a paint by numbers kit.  The kit
> results in an oil painting, sure-nough.
>
> Rick Seddon
> McIntosh, NM
>

ahem...  That should be Brennen  don't confuse those two!

joe brennan...



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