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James Joyce
Irish writer James Joyce.
Ezra Pound played a pivotal role in advancing the career of James Joyce by acting as a tireless advocate and literary entrepreneur.12
Beginning in 1914, Pound utilized his influence as an unofficial editor of The Egoist and later as the London editor of The Little Review to facilitate the publication of Joyce’s major works, including A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Ulysses. Through these efforts, Pound was instrumental in spreading Joyce’s name to a wider audience and securing essential financial assistance for the Irish author during a time when he was still largely unknown.1