Cantico Del Sole
Cantico Del Sole - meaning Summary
America Reshaped by Classics
Pound imagines an America transformed if the Classical canon were widely read. The poem repeats the intrusive thought that such a cultural shift "troubles my sleep," alternating fixation with the liturgical Latin phrase Nunc dimittis to suggest a wish for peaceful release. The repetition creates a nervous, partly ironic tone that moves between earnest longing and resigned dismissal in the brief closing "Oh well."
Read Complete AnalysesThe thought of what America would be like If the Classics had a wide circulation &nbs p; Troubles my sleep, The thought of what America, The thought of what America,The thought of what America would be like If the Classics had a wide circulation &nbs p;Troubles my sleep. Nunc dimittis, now lettest thou thy servant, Now lettest thou thy servant Depart in peace. The thought of what America, The thought of what America, The thought of what America would be like If the Classics had a wide circulation... & nbsp; Oh well! It troubles my sleep.
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