Bad Homburg, Germany

Here in Bad Homburg, Germany, Eliot would receive inspiration for a scene in the beginning of Daniel Deronda where Daniel sees Gwendolen recklessly gambling at a Continental spa. In 1872, Eliot took a trip to the “German Spa of Bad Homburg” and witnessed a similar situation involving Lord Byron’s great-niece losing heavily while gambling, thus giving her the idea for the scene in the novel. It is interesting to discover more how these themes of gambling correlate to Eliot’s perspective of Jews.

Ezra Pound and Imagism

Ezra Pound, born Ezra Loomis Pound, was originally from Idaho. He was an American poet who is credited with having done more than any other single figure to advance the modern movement in English and American Literature.  Ezra Pound employed a technique to his poetry called Imagism. Imagism is part of a 20th centry movement in poetry which advocated for free verse as well as the expression of ideas/emotions through clearly painted images. The use of Imagism in poetry allowed the poets more words at their disposal for forming poetry. 

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