Author : Norwood Andrews
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis The Case Against Camões by : Norwood Andrews
Download or read book The Case Against Camões written by Norwood Andrews and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1988 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ezra Pound embarked on his campaign to discredit rhetorical poetry, he targeted as his first archenemy Luís de Camões (1524?-1580), the great poet of Portugal's great age who had become popular in the United States during the nineteenth century. Pound denigrated Camões' native language, misrepresented his art, and denied his genius in a systematic attempt to divert attention from him. Critical acceptance of the attempt has contributed to its success. Readers who believe Pound think wrongly about Camões, when they think about him at all. This study sets the record straight.