Chapter 1 Ezra Pound and Skopos Theory 1
1.1 Ezra Pound:Life and Works 1
1.2 Skopos Theory 10
Chapter 2 Skopos of Imagism 20
2.1 Luminous Detail—Emotional Equation 21
2.1.1 Detail—Concrete Imagery 22
2.1.2 Luminous—Emotional Force 31
2.2 Permanent Metaphor 35
2.2.1 Union of Subject and Object 36
2.2.2 Interpretation of Taciturn Emotion 40
2.3 Ideogrammic Method—Sculptural Beauty in Language 51
2.3.1 Origin of Ideogrammic Poetry 51
2.3.2 Ideogram as Reflection of Nature 54
2.3.3 Ideogram in Pictorial Etymology 58
2.3.4 Etymological Translation 64
2.4 Absolute Rhythm—Musical Aesthetics in Poetry 71
2.4.1 Preservation of Music—Sequence of Musical Phrase 73
2.4.2 Musical Accordance with Emotional Force 79
Chapter 3 Skopos of Modernist Poetry 83
3.1 Modernism and Modernist Poetry 83
3.2 Decentralization of Ego 88
3.2.1 Depersonalization of Objective Reality—Concreteness 89
3.2.2 Depsychologization of Objective Reality—Restraint 96
3.2.3 Defiance of Authorial Presence 102
3.3 Self-consciousness of Poet 108
3.3.1 Abandonment of Religion 109
3.3.2 Abandonment of Reason-Germinal Consciousness 110
3.4 Free Verse 113
3.4.1 Colloquial Language 115
3.4.2 Simplicity and Austerity of Language 119
3.4.3 Influence of Free Verse 125
Chapter 4 Skopos of History Rejuvenation 127
4.1 Skopos of Restoration of Order 127
4.1.1 Social Chaos as Background of Pound's Translations 127
4.1.2 Restoration of Order against Chaos 129
4.2 Skopos of History Preservation 138
4.2.1 Selection of Translation Works 140
4.2.2 Time Perspective of Universality 142
4.3 Skopos of"Make It New" 154
4.3.1 "Make It New"against Poetic Stagnation 156
4.3.2 "Make It New"in Poetic Experiment 158
Bibliography 172
Appendix Cathay 180