Hugh Kenner on the Pisan Cantos

[@Dajackal07]

RIP Hugh Kenner

[@davidmehnert6206]

Stratford Upon Anon - time was, it seemed a whole generation spoke as he did, and they are all gone now

[@davidmehnert6206]

“But what about [Hugh] Kenner? Alas, to paraphrase Gilbert and Sullivan, a literary critic’s lot is not a happy one. I once mentioned William Empson to a college class and quickly realized that today’s English majors have never heard of Seven Types of Ambiguity. Academic criticism, no matter how brilliant, seldom gets read for more than a generation or two. Still, one can hope that a least a few college students continue to learn from Kenner’s symphonic magnum opus, The Pound Era [....] “As older readers of NATIONAL REVIEW will remember, both Kenner and [Guy] Davenport were frequent contributors to the magazine during the 1960s. Kenner was also a close friend of the editor, vacationing with William Buckley on the ski slopes of Switzerland and sailing with him in New England waters and the Caribbean. When, in 1971, Kenner brought out The Pound Era, Buckley ordered 48 copies for Christmas gifts ....” - Michael Dirda, “A Well-Lettered Friendship”, Natiinal Review, August 12, 2019 pp. 45-46; a review of Questioning Minds: The Letters of Guy Davenport and Hugh Kenner, volumes 1 and 2, Counterpoint, 2,016 pp., edited by Edward M. Burns ‘S à Guédé...’ kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIXEpnuPoNqfacU

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Does anyone whether the shot at 0:21 is the actual site of the DTC where Pound was held? I know it was north of Pisa ,near Metato, just off the Pisa to Viareggio road. After his return to Italy he did go back to pay a visit to it and it had by then become a rose nursery and the huts had all gone. I would love to be able to locate the actual site.

[@Tertiantoon]

What documentary is this taken from?

[@phillipmahony4337]

Brenden Chisam Voices and Visions Ezra Pound episode-fantastic series