è un libbro di facile lettura, ma molto profondo. This means no grueling work sessions with flash cards, buying expensive educational toys … Never the less, he establishes a basic canon of great lyric poetry, including (above all else) Shakespeare, Homer, Chaucer, and Dante. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. The work has a zen feel to it - there are a lot of levels and he's laid hidden jokes where the reader making the connexion is the key piece he's trying to impart. In Laughlin’s first letter to Pound, he wrote: “Expect, please, no fireworks. Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2016. superb insight into the beginnings of poetry. Reading is a wonderful way to bond with your child. Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2015, Pound is pedantic, though brilliant pain in the ass, Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2010, SURPRISINGLY EASY TO FOLLOW PRIMER ON READING, Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2012. January 17th 1960 It is a primer for the reader who wants to maintain an active, critical mind and become increasingly sensitive to … One person found this helpful Enlightenment through language? An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At the outset, it's important to note that Mr. Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library. I read it as a teenager at the right time and right place. Find items in libraries near you. Heavy wear to cover. This remedial program is applicable for students with reading problems resulting from various origins such as learning disabilities (including dyslexia), a developmental lag or a borderline intellectual disorder. It also tends to leave me wanting more-- not necessarily in a good way, because I have come to realize that they are not being hidden in some other book (unless one counts The Cantos, where it all is, in some form or another), they simply haven't been written down. Some nice relief from the heat. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project that offers a wealth of research-based reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. In an age of post-information, any man may walk the street and say they know this or that, and we would easily believe it because of how similar it sounds to something else another genius said. Despite this preference for the older, more challenging author, Pound's own writing is not terribly difficult to follow. In some ways, this is self-denigration rather than simple belligerence: Pound would rather we go. Add to cart Buy Now Add to Wishlist Remove from Wishlist. he really is a shit in this one. ABC of Reading (New Directions Paperbook). Abc Of Reading eBook File: Abc-of-reading.PDF Book by Ezra Pound, Abc Of Reading Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. My synopsis of some of the more distinguishing points: This classic work of literary criticism was very amusing to me, with its draconian pronouncements and caustic contempt for the sub-literate and sloppy. There's a critical worldview in there somewhere, albeit one based on aphorism and epigram rather than systematic analysis. He clearly knows his business and gives us fair bits of advice, the most powerful being his approximation of poetry to the music, in pretty much all of its elements. Search. It was to determine worth of product, meaning to distinguish horrible writing from provocative and interesting writing, and to know which novel or poem of two authors is an exemplar of master writing. Pound does not value any critics who have not produced works of literature themselves, and he promotes individual taste above all else. This important work, first published in 1934, is a concise statement of Pound’s aesthetic theory. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. I'm a lover of literature, but have never cared for poetry. This important work, first published in 1934, is a concise statement of Pound’s aesthetic theory. Pound claims that this volume is meant as a textbook. But we read to watch the mind at work, and to be denied that time after time becomes bullying. Eh, probably not. This important work, first published in 1934, is a concise statement of Pound’s aesthetic theory. Through use of history, etymology and aesthetics the author has given me a deeper appreciation for poetry, language and communication in general. He puts in a few interesting exercises on how students should do peer critiques to weed out excess language. ABC of Reading displays Pound’s great ability to open new avenues in literature for our time. There are also quite a few examples and exercises for the reader / potential writer, but to me most of the advice boiled down to: Polemical and exhilarating. I was thinking that reading this book migh. ABC of Reading displays Pound’s great ability to open new avenues in literature for our time. This is a necessity in today's industrial printing because so much of what is written is meant to line one's pocket, to prop each career of peers, to afford that dream job and never to write with sincerity and earnest and love. Ezra Pound’s classic book about the meaning of literature, with a new introduction by Michael Dirda. I'm pleased with it. Sure! I won't compile all the interesting (or not) aspects that made the ABC of Reading a pertinent book. “And the good writer chooses his words for their 'meaning', but that meaning is not a a set, cut-off thing like the move of knight or pawn on a chess-board. I'd rather say this, and only this: Pound is acid, truthful and well-versed in his several aphorisms, many of which made me close the book and dwell a bit further in what he had just said. WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. [Ezra Pound] Home. Abc of Reading by Ezra Pound A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. I personally believe that that is beautiful and true, though this of course may be paired with more classical notions of poetry. Read more. Pound does not believe you can understand the nature of poetry without being able to read Latin, Greek, French, and Italian, but of course this guidebook is coming from a true fanatic. Ezra Pound. New Directions has been the primary publisher of Ezra Pound in the U.S. since the founding of the press when James Laughlin published New Directions in Prose and Poetry 1936. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Please try again. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Paperback. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. The first and final versions of Walt Whitman's masterpiece, together in one book. by New Directions. Or, get it for 7200 Kobo Super Points! In certi passaggi mi parla dal cuore. When I write poems, I never trickle onto the second page. This edition presents the original twelve poems from Whitman's premier 1855 publication of Leaves of Grass. In order to perceive that, there is much work needs be done. Please try again. Bring the early letter and language skills with these fun, free at-home learning activities! I can't believe it was ever used in that way, or indeed was ever intended that way-- it's part of Pound's lifelong mind games with the rest of the civilized world. (Prices may vary for AK and HI.). If Hitler was your Highschool English teacher, his class would be a bit like this book, which suprisingly, works amazingly well. 4 Instigations of Ezra Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2015. In ABC of Reading, Pound oozes smug intellectualism in a way that almost burn the pages. ->eu 0u i-u &eoa3u @("_ 3@6=_ ="/" @" _ 3@6=_ 6//" @" _ =(6:@":_ 86"0=_ 6//" @" _ " :/h_ 86"0=_ 29k42u /su "918,4