Hello Stamp01

Welcome aboard.

Pound was much more than an editor of TWL  and much less than a writer of
TWL  The amount of his contribution is much debated.

Southam says that the words _il miglior fabbro_ are from "Purgatorio" XXVI
117.,however,  line 117 actually reads _"fu miglior fabbro del parlar
materno_ and is translated in the temple classics edition as "'was a better
craftsman of the mother tongue".  The line is a partial quote from a speech
of Guido about Arnaut Daniel.  Daniel was a provencal troubador much admired
by Dante, Pound and TSE.  Southham gives as a translation of TSE's version
"the better craftsman".

Rick Seddon
McIntosh, NM, USA
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Date: Friday, June 29, 2001 11:20 AM
Subject: Pound and the Wasteland


>I have recently been studying Eliot at length and am concentrating on the
>Wasteland in particular.  A question:  What was the extent of Pound's
>influence on this work, in a technical sense, and not one of inspiration.
>Could any of the work have come directly from Pound, or did he serve the
role
>of acting editor, simply trimming and shaping the drafts?
>
>Also, I was wondering if anyone could give me a translation of the
dedication
>to Pound in the beginning of the poem.
>
>