Canto VII Themes

Of all the images you'll find in Canto VII, the image comparing old men to the shells left behind by locusts is probably one of the most central ones. For Ezra Pound, there's really no insult you c...

Pound has a tendency to use figures of women to symbolize his ideal of classical beauty. And at first, you might think, "Oh that's great. He thinks of women as being beautiful and great." The probl...

It can be tough to pick up on, but one of Pound's biggest beefs in Canto VII is with the middle class. That's right—the people who make a good salary but who aren't rich enough to be part of the...

You might not agree with everything (or anything) Pound has to say in Canto VII. But you have to admit that the guy's pretty consistent when it comes to his principles. For Pound, all that really m...