Quotes by Pound, Ezra

A classic is classic not because it conforms to certain structural rul >>

The act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It >>

Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing >>

Quotations about Translation

To translate, one must have a style of his own, for otherwise the tran >>

Translation is entirely mysterious. Increasingly I have felt that the >>

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word >>

A great age of literature is perhaps always a great age of translations.

Pound, Ezra