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Question: 10pts- Where did Ezra Pound say!.!.!.!?
In the "The Pound Error" (06/09/08, The New Yorker), Louis Menand writes:
"Pound’s aspirations for literature were grand!. He believed that bad writing destroyed civilizations and that good writing could save them!.!.!."
Is there a particular quote where Pound wrote or said that!? Where/when is it!? Thanks!Www@QuestionHome@Com


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This is the closest I could find:

If a nation's literature declines, the nation atrophies and decays!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Good luck!. He was prolific, on every important subject before, during and after WWII!. I did find the original New Yerker piece!.!.!.

http://www!.newyorker!.com/arts/critics/bo!.!.!.

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