Chronology Entry
Year
1936
Text
Pound, Ezra. Jefferson and / or Mussolini : l'ideal state : fascism, as I have seen it [ID D29186].
"As to the mysterious of genius, I am reproached for citing Confucius, through the Ta Hio is only thirty-two pages long.
The doctrine of Confuius is :
1. That you bring order into your surroundings by bringing it first into yourself ; by knowing the motives of your acts.
2. That you can bring about better world government by amerlioration of the internal government of your nation.
3. That private gain is not prosperity, but that the treasure of a nation is its equity.
4. That hoarding is not prosperity and that people should employ their resources.
5. One should respect intelligence, 'the luminous principle of reason', the faculties of others, one should look to a constant renovation.
6. 'Make it new, make it new as the young grass shoots'."
Akiko Miyake : Pound suggested the importance of the 'directio voluntatis' for understanding both, Dante and Confucius. He condensed what he considered 'the doctrine of Confucius', in order to support his fantastic paralleling of the three geniuses, Thomas Jefferson, Benito Mussolini and Confucius. Jefferson and/or Mussolini is an aspect of the credo in Pound's new religion, in which authority comes, that is, from the active cosmic intelligence that gives the poet assurance.
"As to the mysterious of genius, I am reproached for citing Confucius, through the Ta Hio is only thirty-two pages long.
The doctrine of Confuius is :
1. That you bring order into your surroundings by bringing it first into yourself ; by knowing the motives of your acts.
2. That you can bring about better world government by amerlioration of the internal government of your nation.
3. That private gain is not prosperity, but that the treasure of a nation is its equity.
4. That hoarding is not prosperity and that people should employ their resources.
5. One should respect intelligence, 'the luminous principle of reason', the faculties of others, one should look to a constant renovation.
6. 'Make it new, make it new as the young grass shoots'."
Akiko Miyake : Pound suggested the importance of the 'directio voluntatis' for understanding both, Dante and Confucius. He condensed what he considered 'the doctrine of Confucius', in order to support his fantastic paralleling of the three geniuses, Thomas Jefferson, Benito Mussolini and Confucius. Jefferson and/or Mussolini is an aspect of the credo in Pound's new religion, in which authority comes, that is, from the active cosmic intelligence that gives the poet assurance.
Mentioned People (1)
Pound, Ezra
(Hailey, Idaho 1885-Venedig 1972) : Dichter, Schriftsteller
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Subjects
Literature : Occident : United States of America
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1970 | Miyake, Akiko. Between Confucius and Eleusis : Ezra Pound's assimilation of Chinese culture in writing the Cantos I-LXXI. (Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1981). Diss. Duke University, 1970. S. 228, 263-264, 273-274. | Publication / Pou100 |