"High civilization": the role of Noh drama in Ezra Pound's Cantos

The importance of Noh drama to Ezra Pound's poetry, and especially to his Cantos, has long been acknowledged and has previously been approached from avariety of perspectives: focusing on the sources and accuracy of the translations in 'Noh ' Or Accomplishment, debating the degree of P...

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Published in:Papers on language & literature 2012-06, Vol.48 (3), p.227
Main Author: Rosenow, Ce
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American literature
Criticism and interpretation
Influence
Literary criticism
Literary translation
Noh drama
Poetry
Poets
Pound, Ezra
Pound, Ezra (1885-1972)
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Summary:The importance of Noh drama to Ezra Pound's poetry, and especially to his Cantos, has long been acknowledged and has previously been approached from avariety of perspectives: focusing on the sources and accuracy of the translations in 'Noh ' Or Accomplishment, debating the degree of Pound's understanding of the genre and the individual plays; tracing the references to specific Noh plays in the Cantos; and even arguing diat the Cantos is structured around the organizing principles of Noh drama and that The Pisan Cantos can be read as a Noh play.1 All of these approaches reveal that Noh has a significant role in Pound's work and that it is an important component of his Cantos. [...]the play repeatedly mentions moonlight as a symbol of purity and otherworldliness.
ISSN:0031-1294