Kenner is right to argue, in The Pound Era, that the great innovation of the 20th century is the fragmented epic poem that combines lyrical observation with historical sweep. The only problem is The Pound Era is a better example of the genre than Pound's Cantos.
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T. S. Eliot wrote some memorable lines -- but I suppose he thought of self as British.
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I don't see him as part of the American right.
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Probably not anymore but Metropolitan is an outgrowth of a particular type of preppie culture that emerged in 1970s/1980s that had Reaganite leanings.
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Whit Stillman sucks.
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Okay, so we're down to The Pound Era.
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Not fair. The whole Stillman trilogy--including also Barcelona and Last Days of Disco--is good.
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I have to agree.
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You clearly haven’t seen much of Dennis Miller’s recent stand up.
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