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The ''Ballad of the Goodly Fere'' is a poem by Ezra Pound, first published in 1909. The narrator is Simon Zelotes, speaking after the Crucifixion about his memories of Jesus (the "goodly fere" — Old English for "companion" — of the title). Pound wrote the poem as a direct response to what he considered inappropriately effeminate portrayals of Jesus, comparing Jesus — a "man o' men" — to "capon priest(s)";〔(The Last Temptation Reconsidered ) by Carol Iannone, from ''First Things'' 60, February 1996〕 he subsequently told ''T.P.'s Weekly'' that he had "been made very angry by a certain sort of cheap irreverence".〔(''A Guide to Ezra Pound's Personae: 1926 ) by K. K. Ruthven, University of California Press, 1969]〕 ==Critical response== Charles Elkin Mathews expressed his concerns that readers would find ''Fere'' Edward Marsh sought permission to reprint ''Fere'', which Pound denied because he wished to reprint it himself.〔 T. S. Eliot said that ''Fere'' showed Pound's "great knowledge of the ballad form".〔(''Ezra Pound: His Metric and Poetry" ) by T. S. Eliot, (New York: Alfred Knopf, 1917)〕 William Butler Yeats said that ''Fere'' "will last".〔(''The Work of Ezra Pound'' ) by Carl Sandburg, originally published in ''Poetry'', February 1916〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ballad of the Goodly Fere」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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