Over all I find Pound's much more intense, but Geddes' version is useful. Dan >From: Richard Seddon <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: - Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine > <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: "The River Merchant's Wife: A Letter" >Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 07:14:36 -0700 > >Dear List: > >In addition to the excellent translational analysis Hiroko Uno provides >I would like to suggest two additional reasons for Pound's choice of >"blue" > >A) rhythm--blue "works" with plum in a way that green does not. "Blue" >and "plum" are formed in the mouth and then forced out in much the same >way. They create a nice quick rhyme. > >B) color Imagism- John Gould Fletcher, in fact, experimented with a >Imagistic poetry of color. (see the essay on John Gould Fletcher in >"Imagism and the Imagist by Glenn Hughes) Hiroko Uno's explanation >explicates the Image that Pound was trying to produce. > >Rick Seddon >Portales, NM, USA _________________________________________________________________ Designer Mail isn't just fun to send, it's fun to receive. Use special stationery, fonts and colors. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSNŽ Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*.