Chapter4.2 Ezra Pound.pptVIP

Ezra Pound（1885-1972） ——Founder of Imagism Imagism: It is an early 20th-century movement in English poetry that derived its technique from classical Chinese and Japanese poetry, characterized by the use of concrete language and figures of speech, modern subject matter, metrical freedom, and avoidance of romantic or mystical themes, aiming at clarity of expression through the use of precise visual images. Ancient Chinese poetry 天净沙·秋思 枯藤老树昏鸦， 小桥流水人家， 古道西风瘦马。 夕阳西下 断肠人在天涯。 温庭筠《商山早行》： “鸡声茅店月，人迹板桥霜。” 贺铸《青玉案》： “一川烟草，满城风絮，梅子黄时雨。” Japanese Haiku Haiku is a Japanese poetic form that represents