Ezra Pound's "Cantos" is often described as a modernist epic, yet its structure resists easy categorization. Which classical epic poem does Pound reference in his work?

Explanation

Ezra Pound's "Cantos" includes numerous allusions to Homer’s "Odyssey," making it a key epic that influences his modernist poem. While other epics like the Mahabharata, Paradise Lost, and the Aeneid are significant works, Pound specifically draws from the Odyssey.