Ezra Pound’s Cantos have been called the American epic of the 20th century: an endless work – in the double sense of endless and unfinished – and divided into sections. Written over a period of more than half a century, they cover an impressive multiplicity of topics, drawn from the most disparate sources: it would be a pity to be frightened by them, because whoever advances beyond the threshold of the Cantos is rewarded with glimpses of admirable art. Luca Gallesi, who has been studying and writing on Pound for more than forty years, offers a Guide to the Cantos, the first in Italy, useful for untangling oneself in the labyrinth of Pound’s work, an invitation to reading that is at the same time addressed to neophytes and to those who, although already familiar with the subject, would like a concise map with which to orient themselves.