am 29.06.2001 19:16 Uhr schrieb stamg01 unter [log in to unmask]: > 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. > Oh, one more thing, dear stamg01 (would it be asking for too much to get to know your NAME, those awful acronyms tend to make this strange medium even more anonymous): By all means, make it "The Waste Land". (Recently, there has been some brouaha onlist on the topic, ivolving a certain Kate...) Cheers, Gunnar