Ideology in Poetry: A Study of Ezra Pound s Usura Canto XIV

Ideologies identify individuals. for they portray their thoughts and beliefs. Ezra Pound (1885-1972). the controversial yet significant modern writer of the twentieth century, implemented many of his own ideologies within his largest work The Cantos. One of his important theories is concerned with economics and in particular usury. Therefore, this paper gives an introduction to the Usura-Cantos, followed by a poetic analysis focusing on Pound s ideologies within Usura-Canto XIV.