Leon Surette's 2001 book on Pound and economics and anti-Semitism has the
most extended and authoritative treatment. For a somewhat more favorable
account see my Pound and Fascism (1991).

Cheers,

Tim Redman

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From: - Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Klopfenstein
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 12:45 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: (EPound list) avarice and usury

And on that point look at Pound's own description of his interest in
Economics, from his skeletal biography in the front matter to his "Selected
Poems," where he says something like "began investigation into causes of
war, to oppose same."

It's also interesting to ask how much of Pound's attitude toward Usary was
shaped by the common pre-renaissance notions, like you'd find in Dante and
many others, while at the same time being a response to modern, urban
conditions as was mentioned in a previous post. It seems typical of Pound to
try to "make it new" while planted up to his waist in tradition.

Dave Klopfenstein
Brooklyn, NY


-----Original Message-----
From: Diana Smith <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Jan 21, 2004 12:40 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: (EPound list) avarice and usury

Yay! Thank you Rick for the info. I'll definitely check it out.  How come
you know Pound's work so intimately?

Interesting about 'avarice'.That was what Dickens said was the cause of the
American civil war, I think. That it all started over taxes, and money of
course fuels wars. Which, they wouldn't have had any (money or wars) if the
government hadn't been goosing the economy for several years. Interesting to
think that the more 'refined' civilization gets, the more the government
offers and the people make per annum, the more irritable and disgruntled it
becomes. Sort of like a spoiled child. But I suppose that's the nature of
lust.

BTW, do you know of any modern economists who put Pound's philosophy into
practice?

Thanks again, Diana Smith

Richard Seddon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Diana

I forgot to mention Pound's most important references to Usury. They are
Canto 45 and
Canto 51 of "The Cantos"

Rick Seddon
McIntosh, NM



A civilized man is one who will give a serious answer to a serious question.
-Ezra Pound


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