This encyclopedia is a concise yet comprehensive guide to his life and writings. Included are more than 250 alphabetically arranged entries on Pound's acquaintances, publications, and interests, including:
# Olivia Rossetti Agresti # Arabic History # Catholic Anthology # Chinese Literature # Dance # Des Imagistes # Hilda Doolittle # Thomas Stearns Eliot # Fascist Quarterly # Robert Frost # Homage to Sextus Propertius # James Joyce # And many others. The entries are written by roughly 100 expert contributors and cite works for further reading. In addition, the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography.