CANTO XXX Interpreted in the widest possible terms, the lyric condemns only Judeo-Christian dualism, which undermines man’s reverence for natural process and causes him to pervert those beneficent …

The majority of Cantos XVII through XXX take place in Venice. Canto XVII contains a story about Dionysus, while XVIII and XIX discuss financial exploitation, beginning with Marco Polo's account of …

The Cantos was initially published in the form of separate sections, each containing several cantos that were numbered sequentially using Roman numerals (except cantos 85–109, first published with …

I have asked Pollinger to let me see proofs of the American edition of XXX CANTOS. I do not know at all what your plans are about this, but Pollinger seems to think I could see them.

Dante begins Canto XXX with a long metaphorical mythological comparison to describe the rage of the two spirits that come furiously out of the darkness, one of which descends on Capocchio.

Each of the nine groupings of poems can be seen as a fresh wave that swells out from and falls back upon the earlier cantos, extending them structurally, adding new layers of meaning.

It suggests humanity struggles against forces beyond its control. Subsequent cantos continue this theme through recurring patterns. The cantos introduce historical figures like Sigismundo Malatesta and …

These cantos bring back familiar figures and introduce new ones. Canto 31 recalls a hero from A Draft of XXX Cantos, Malatesta, and then introduces a new figure, Founding Father and third U.S. president …

Jul 17, 2025 · The Cantos have suffered more from their admirers than from their detractors, for, if the latter have concentrated upon obvious faults, the former have founded their praise on vague …

Sep 17, 2025 · Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A draft of XXX cantos / by Ezra Pound.