The book gives an account of the life and the early works of Ezra Pound, one of the most problematic modern writers, who, like a 'solitary volcano' single handedly brought about the 20th century revolution in poetry by initiating Imagism. Out of the intractable jumble of confusing materials left by Ezra Pound on Imagist poetics, Dr. Ratan Kumar has carved out a clear and readable analysis of Imagist movement of Pound. The ambiguous business of imagism, which ...