Ben, Apart from minor differences in details -- Pound's 12 volumes (LE17) versus Carpenter's 10 volumes, and Pound's different take on the reason why OUP rejected it-- this seems to be it. Thank you, Tim Romano At 09:25 AM 8/25/03, Ben.Harper wrote: >Is it this one? > >"During 1916 he offered another project to Macmillan, a ten-volume >anthology of world poetry, for which he composed a thoroughly impressive >scenario in the office of the literary agent A.P. Watt. Unfortunately he >included in it the statement 'It is time we had something to replace that >doddard Palgrave.' As the Macmillan fortunes were founded on the success >of Palgrave's 'Golden Treasury', they turned down the proposal." >Humphrey Carpenter, A Serious Character, part 2 Chapter 18, pp.308-309. > >Carpenter cites Noel Stock's biography as the source: the beginning of >chapter 12 of that book describes the same story, adding that after being >rejected by Macmillan Pound tried to interest OUP, but was again rejected >on the grounds of wartime restrictions (this was 1916-17). No indication >if the outline survives. > > > >At 07:26 23/08/03 -0400, Tim Romano wrote: > >Too bad there's no such thing as an APB for this sort of thing. Any way to > >track it down? Who might that "respected agent" have been? Pound also took > >the idea to an academic press who had "challenged Palgrave". But they > >rejected the ambitious 12-volume plan, replying that they'd be interested > >in doing something 'more in the nature of gems'. (LE18). Would this have > >been Oxford University Press? > >Regards > >Tim Romano > > > >At 06:11 PM 8/21/03, Tim Redman wrote: > >>I haven't seen it, but it certainly would be interesting. > >> > >>Cordially, > >> > >>Tim Redman > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: - Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine > >>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Tim Romano > >>Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 2:49 PM > >>To: [log in to unmask] > >>Subject: Help with Pound document > >> > >> > >>In How to Read, Pound mentions a 12-volume anthology of the poetry, in > >>which each poem would contain an invention, "a definite contribution to the > >>art of verbal expression." He writes that his outline for the project > >>contained over 300 items, and that he had shown it to a respected agent. > >>Has this outline survived? > >> > >>Regards > >>Tim Romano > >> > >> > >>__________ NOD32 1.490 (20030820) Information __________ > >> > >>This message was checked by NOD32 Antivirus System. > >>http://www.nod32.com > > > > > > >__________ NOD32 1.491 (20030821) Information __________ > >This message was checked by NOD32 Antivirus System. >http://www.nod32.com