Bibliography: QX75AYCH

key	QX75AYCH
title	'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ezra Pound's Circle
author	Afnan, Elham
authority control	Elham Afnan
item type	Journal article
publication year	1994
date	1994-09
publication title	Journal of Bahá'í Studies
abstract note	The beginning of the 20th century saw the emergence in the West of new and revolutionary movements in both literature and religion. Viewing themselves as the harbingers of a new age, these movements frequently found expression in terms of a radical break with the past as well as a resurgence of dormant powers and traditions. Their paths frequently intersected: sometimes in well-publicized confrontations or much-discussed collaborations, just as often through fleeting personal contacts that were little noted by most of the world. This paper examines an example of the latter type of contact, albeit one that has extensive and fascinating ramifications. The event in question is the meeting between Ezra Pound, the famous American modernist poet, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Investigation of the contact 'Abdu'l-Bahá had with Pound reveals links between the Bahá'í Faith and a number of avant-garde circles in the West, and thereby sheds light on hitherto unexplored areas of religious and literary history
pages	1-14
issue	2
volume	6
language	English
manual tags	'ABDU'L-BAHA; POETRY; MODERNISM; POUND, EZRA