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Translations of Greek Tragedy in the Work of Ezra Pound (Hardcover)
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Translations of Greek Tragedy in the Work of Ezra Pound (Hardcover)
Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception
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Turning the tables on the misconception that Ezra Pound knew little
Greek, this volume looks at his work translating Greek tragedy and
considers how influential this was for his later writing. Pound's
work as a translator has had an enormous impact on the theory and
practice of translation, and continues to be a source of heated
debate. While scholars have assessed his translations from Chinese,
Latin, and even Provencal, his work on Greek tragedy remains
understudied. Pound's versions of Greek tragedy (of Aeschylus'
Agamemnon, and of Sophocles' Elektra and Women of Trachis) have
received scant attention, as it has been commonly assumed that
Pound knew little of the language. Liebregts shows that the poet's
knowledge of Greek was much more comprehensive than is generally
assumed, and that his renderings were based on a careful reading of
the source texts. He identifies the works Pound used as the basis
for his translations, and contextualises his versions with regard
to his biography and output, particularly The Cantos. A wealth of
understudied source material is analysed, such as Pound's personal
annotations in his Loeb edition of Sophocles, his unpublished
correspondence with classical scholars such as F. R. Earp and Rudd
Fleming, as well as manuscript versions and other
as-yet-unpublished drafts and texts which illuminate his working
methodology.
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