Pound,Ezra Loomis

Pound,Ezra Loomis
Pound (pound), Ezra Loomis. 1885-1972.
American writer who exerted great influence on the development of modern literature through his poetic works, such as the unfinished Cantos (1925-1960), his critical works, including ABC of Reading (1934), his voluminous contributions to literary magazines, and his tutelage of writers such as T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, and Ernest Hemingway.

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  • Pound, Ezra (Loomis) — born Oct. 30, 1885, Hailey, Idaho, U.S. died Nov. 1, 1972, Venice, Italy U.S. poet and critic. Pound attended Hamilton College and the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied various languages. In 1908 he sailed for Europe, where he would… …   Universalium

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  • Ezra Loomis Pound — noun United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885 1972) • Syn: ↑Pound, ↑Ezra Pound • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author, ↑poet …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pound, Ezra (Weston) Loomis — (1885 1972)    Ezra Pound studied at the University of Pennsylvania and Hamilton College and graduated with an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1906. After being dismissed from a teaching position in 1907 for “bohemian” behavior, Pound …   Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

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  • Ezra Pound — noun United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885 1972) • Syn: ↑Pound, ↑Ezra Loomis Pound • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author, ↑poet * * * Ezra …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ezra Pound — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Ezra Pound en 1913. Fotografía de Alvin Langdon Coburn (New York: Knopf, 1922). Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (Hailey, Idaho, Estados Unidos, 30 de octubre de 1885 – Venecia, Italia, 1 de nov …   Wikipedia Español

  • Ezra Pound — le 26 mai 1945, photographié lors de son arrestation par les forces américaines …   Wikipédia en Français

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