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Dear Richard,

Yes, he is talking about Chinese aesthetics derived from brush
painting--"Rhythm," not in the poetic sense, but meaning the rhythm of brush
painting; associated key terms also include "vitality," "rhythmic vitality,"
"linearity."  These terms dominated the post-modernist discussions
circulating in artistic formalism around 1900-1930s.  English translation of
Chinese aesthetics just became available at the turn of the twentieth
century, and you may also look up at Roger Fry's and Clive Bell's discussion
of Chinese art and aesthetics at that time--don't forget Binyon was a cross
figure bridging Bloomsbury aesthetics and Pound-Lewis Vorticists.  Pound's
discussion of "rhythm" Henri Gaudier-Brzeska's memoir in a way was indebted
to Binyon's, and also to Fry's, although he hated to acknowledge the
latter's influence.  (My dissertation has a small section on this.)  Hope
this answers your question.


Hsiu-ling Lin
National Taiwan Normal University










----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Seddon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:42 AM
Subject: rhythm


Dear List

Pound was an admirer of Lawrence Binyon, especially Binyon's "The Flight of
theDragon"

In reading this I have floundered upon Binyon's use of the word "rhythm" in
conjunction with paintings.  Does anyone have a lifeline of discussion for
me on Binyon's use of "rhythm"


Thanks in advance for the lifeline

Rick Seddon
McIntosh, NM

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