Hemingway and Pound: A Most Unlikely FriendshipUnique individuals of fiery temperament, Ernest Hemingway and Ezra Pound made an odd pair on the streets of 1920s Paris. If the elder cane-carrying Pound appeared the out-of-date poet, Hemingway was the epitome of his generation's Flaming Youth. Meeting on the high ground of art, these two literary giants formed a friendship that survived until Hemingway's death. During their short time together in Paris, Pound edited Hemingway's early work. Over decades Hemingway considered Pound a major poet and read The Cantos as they appeared in little magazines and published volumes. Eventually living in countries half a world apart, Hemingway and Pound maintained a lively and sometimes contentious correspondence. When Pound was incarcerated in America for his World War II broadcasts over Radio Rome, Hemingway played a vital role in freeing his old poet friend--the man who edited his early work, the "good game guy" whose wit and brilliance he never forgot. This narrative of a friendship lays bare the triumphs and tragedies of two giants of modern literature. |
Contents
Preface | 1 |
1 Crossing Paths in Paris | 5 |
2 A Modernist Apprenticeship | 16 |
3 Among Pounds Constellation | 22 |
4 Little Magazines | 33 |
5 Transatlantic Paris | 54 |
6 Ascendant Star Poet Outlier | 66 |
7 Fame and World Crisis | 77 |
10 United Fronts Divided Friendships | 104 |
11 Wordsmiths in Wartime | 116 |
12 An Exiles Return | 134 |
13 A good year to release poets | 142 |
The Snows of Yesteryear | 159 |
Chapter Notes | 163 |
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