John J. Slocum papers relating to Ezra Pound 1938-1950

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John J. Slocum papers relating to Ezra Pound 1938-1950

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Correspondence between Slocum and Pound concerning Slocum's attempts to place works by Pound in American magazines; Pound's political and economic views; general literary matters; and their mutual friend James Laughlin. The collection also contains typescripts of three articles by Pound, including "In War Begin Responsibilities," and of a talk on Pound by Slocum, "Cast a Cold Eye."

Total Boxes: 2; Linear Feet: 0.42'

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349727

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Pound, Dorothy

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62806z7 (person)

Epithet: Mrs wife of Ezra Pound British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000349.0x000392 ...

Laughlin, James, 1914-1997

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James Laughlin was an American publisher and poet, and founder of the New Directions press. The son of a steel manufacturer, Laughlin attended Choate School in Connecticut and Harvard University (B.A., 1939). In the mid-1930s Laughlin lived in Italy with Ezra Pound, a major influence on his life and work; returning to the United States, he founded New Directions in 1936. Initially he intended to publish writings by ignored yet influential avant-garde writers of the period; Pound’s The Cantos ...

Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972

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Ezra Pound was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-page epic poem, The Cantos (c. 1917–1962). Pound's contribution to poetry began in the early 20th century with his role in developing Imagism, a movement stressing precision and economy of language. Working in London as foreign editor of several American l...

Slocum, John J.

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John J. Slocum (1914-1997) was a Foreign Service officer, rare book and manuscript collector, and bibliographer of James Joyce. He was introduced to Ezra Pound by his college friend James Laughlin. From the description of John J. Slocum papers relating to Ezra Pound, 1938-1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702171429 John Jermain Slocum, Foreign Service officer, James Joyce bibliographer and rare book collector, was born in 1914 Lakewood, New Jersey in 1914. In...

Pound, Dorothy

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Paige, D.D.

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