Être Citoyen Romain était un privilège / Être Citoyen Moderne est une calamité

Ezra Pound

Published by Liege: Pierre Aelberts, Editions Dynamo, 1965

Ezra Pound, Être Citoyen Romain était un privilège / Être Citoyen Moderne est une calamité. First published in the French journal Les écrits nouveaux in 1921, and not reprinted except for this run of 51 copies, 1965, as a gift from the editor Pierre Aelberts to Pound on his 80th birthday. Numbered and signed by Pierre Aelberts. 40 copies were printed on Van Gelder, 11 on hollande. This copy is 1 of 11 on hollande, containing an extra portrait frontispiece (also by Horst Tape) and watercolour oranments by hand to the title page and first letter of the text. Not seen by Gallup. "For art, for literature, all you need is a room and some soup. The writer, the painter, the musician must be able to live on what he makes in a limited part of his time. And they must give their free time to works that bring in nothing, to works with nothing in them. Politics belongs in the Literary Supplement. When economic problems impose war, the problem is no longer the artist's." (My own translation. Send me a message for more. The text for sale is in French!) "If you want to buy the fruit, you have to buy the tree." I cannot express how brilliant this article is. Some of the most humane economic writing still shamefully precedent. An earnest cry for the artist's belly and mind. Seller Inventory # ABE-1725437654157

Bibliographic Details

Title: Être Citoyen Romain était un privilège / ...
Publisher: Liege: Pierre Aelberts, Editions Dynamo
Publication Date: 1965
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fine