als by Esra Pound ‘THe cANTOS COLLECTED SHORTER POEMS. COLLECTED EARLY POEMS Edited by Michael John King SELECTED POEMS 1908-59 ‘THE TRANSLATIONS OF EZRA POUND. Introduced by Hugh Kenner SOPHOCLES? ELEKTRA Aversion by Ezra Pound LITERARY ESSAYS OF EZRA FOUND Ealted by 7. S. Eliot SELECTED PROSE 1909-65 Edited by William Cookson SELECTED LETTERS OF EZRA POUND 1907 Edited by D. D: Paige ABC of Reading by EZRA POUND fi aber and faberit published in 1934 by George Roe Limes [Now don pub in 1951 ty Faber and Faber Limited 3 Queen Square London WCIN 3AU_ This papel eon ft publi in 1961 Reded 1981 rite in Great Brin by Cox & WynanLi, Resting, Bei Alig esered Cop she Far Pound Literary Propery Tes, 1934, 1951 This sl bi the atin ha hal mat, 4 00 of reer therm, belied ot thre tel mit h lhe ieret o “rf ding oar te than hat mc i ‘liked ond thn ior ado cng hi ‘and ig imped haben perder ACEP record fords book aaa fom the Beis Library SBN 0 571 05892 2 Contents WARNING 1 ‘Laboratory Conditions Taeograminie Method ‘What is Literature? ‘What is the Use of Language? ‘Compass, Sextant, or Landmarks cuaPren six cUAPTER SEVEN “Teste and Composition Exercises Second Set Further Teste Basis Liberty Exereive XIXth Century Study Perception ‘The Instructor Tastes picuTen: JONDENSARE 1 poe 9 u B 8 8 RRegssIesaeehibits Four Periods Exercise lo of « Period ‘A Table of Dates Other Dates ‘To Recepitulate Whitman, ABC Or gradus ad Parnaseum, for those who ‘might like to learn. The book is not ‘addressed to those who have arrived at fall Iknowlodge of the subject without knowing the facts