The Genealogy of Demons: Anti-Semitism, Fascism, and the Myths of Ezra Pound

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Northwestern University Press, 1988 - 463 pages
Examines all the works - prose, poems, letters, and radio broadcasts - of Ezra Pound concerning his views on politics, culture, and morality. Contends that Pound's antisemitism and fascism are inherent in his use of language and in his personality. Surveys the historical development of his hatred of the Jews. He described them as ugly, evil, a plague, parasites, and usurers, the root cause of economic distress and cultural stagnation. In his radio broadcasts from Rome he even recommended their extermination, or mass expulsion from the West. His antisemitism exemplified the inner contradictions of his writings and disclosed the incoherence of his psyche and values. Rejects the common view of critics who look upon Pound's antisemitism as innocent, extraneous, or marginal.

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Introduction
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The Jews as Negative Principle
25
The Jews Castration and Usury
38
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