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1、UNITELEVENTEXTONE“WHANG—Boom一Boom—astdelicacytothewinds/'ThusEzraPoundinalettertohisfather,urgingtheoldmantohelppromotehisfirstpublishedcollection.Itmighthavebeenthepoet'smanifesto・Poundisasdivisiveafiguretodayashewasinhisownlifetime.ForsomehewastheleadingfigureoflheModern
2、istmovemenlwhoredefinedwhalpoetrywasandcouldbe;andwho,inhisrole“sculturalimpresario,gavevitalimpetustotheliterarycareeisofT・S・Eliot,JamesJoyceandWyndhamLewis,amongothers.ButformanyPoundremainsafreakandanembarrassment,aclinicalnutcaseandviciousanti-Semitewhochurnedoutalotof
3、impenetrabletoshbeforelosingtheplotcompletely.Duringthesecondworldwarhebroadcastpro-FascistradioprogrammesfromItalyandlateravoidedtrialfortreasonathomeonlybecausehewasdeclaredinsane.OnhisreleasefromStElizabeth'sHospitalnearWashington,DC,hereturnedtoItaly("Americaisalunatic
4、asylumJ,wherehediedin1972aged87.DavidMoody,emeritusprofessorofEnglishatYorkUniversity,makesastrongcaseforPound's"generousenergy^andthe"disruptive,regenerativeforceofhisgenius',.Hisapproach(unlikePound's)isuncontroversiaLHefollowsthepoet'sprogresschronologicallyfromhischild
5、hoodinIdaho—still,atthetimeofhisbirthin1885,partofthewildwest一tohisconquestofliteraryLondonbetween1908and1920.HemarshalsPound'sstaggeringoutputofpoetry,proseandcorrespondencetoexcellenteffect,andoffersclear,perceptivecommentaryonit.Hehelpsustoseepoems,suchasthisfamous,pecu
6、liarlyhaunting19-syllablehaiku,inanewlight:Theapparitionofthesefacesinthecrowd:Petalsonawet,blackbough.ThatMrMoodyisconstantlybeingupstagedbythesubjectofhisstudyisnotsurprising.Poundwasoneofthemostcolourfulartisticfiguresinaperiodfullofthem.AccordingtoFordMadoxFord,whobeca
7、meagoodfriendofPoundsshortlyafterthebumptiousyoungAmericanarrivedinLondon:“Ezrawouldapproachwiththestepofadancer,makingpasseswithacaneatanimaginaryopponent.Hewouldweartrousersmadeofgreenbilliardcloth,apinkcoat,ablueshirt,atiehand-paintedbyaJapanesefriend,animmensesombrero,
8、aflamingbeardcuttoapointandasinglelargeblueearring/9W.B.Yeats'ssimpleassessmentwasthat:"T