PROMETHEUS BOUND; A Vatican Radio broadcast on the case of EZRA POUND

Duarte de Montalegre [J. V. de Pina Martins]; Olivia Rossetti Agresti, translator

Edité par Vatican City: Vatican Radio, 1954

First and only edition of this rare piece of Pound ephemera, Olivia Rossetti Agresti's translation of a radio broadcast made by J. V. de Pina Martins (Duarte de Montalegre) upon Pound's being "still detained in prison" (St. Elizabeth's mental hospital). de Montalegre argues for Pound's innocence, or argues for each listener to try the man personally. "[T]hose who make such absurd charges forget that the very logic of the broad humanistic culture of a poet and thinker like Ezra Pound makes racialism and antisemitism impossible," arguing throughout both for Pound's globality and thorough Americanness. "To liberate a poet is not only an act of universal justice; it is above all an act of homage to world poetry which has in Pound one of its greatest exponents." Pound would not be released for another 4 years. In 1963 de Montalegre was decorated by the Italian government for his studies of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. Rossetti Agresti was also a believer in Mussolini's Italy, and became a close correspondent of Pound's, appearing herself twice in The Cantos. Grey paper wraps with a single staple in middle. 6 leaves, the first blank, followed by title page, foreword by Leo Magnino, and then Rossetti Agresti's translation. Mild pressure creasing; gentle sunning to edges of front cover. Very good or better. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1725305736851

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : PROMETHEUS BOUND; A Vatican Radio broadcast ...
Éditeur : Vatican City: Vatican Radio
Date d'édition : 1954
Reliure : Soft cover
Etat : Very Good
Edition : 1st Edition