Helen in Egypt
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"Helen in Egypt" is a modernist epic poem by H.D. that reimagines the myth of Helen of Troy through fragmented, lyrical meditations on history, identity, and female subjectivity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
long poem
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modernist epic poem ⓘ poetic sequence ⓘ |
| author |
H.D.
NERFINISHED
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Hilda Doolittle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Greek mythology
NERFINISHED
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myth of Helen of Troy ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Achilles
NERFINISHED
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Menelaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | recognized as a complex and challenging modernist text ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
interplay of myth and history
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questioning traditional heroic narratives ⓘ reimagining Helen of Troy ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
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feminist literature ⓘ mythopoetic literature ⓘ |
| hasCommentarySections | prose headings or notes by the poet ⓘ |
| hasForm | free verse ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Freudian and psychoanalytic ideas
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H.D.'s interest in esotericism and mysticism ⓘ classical Greek literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important example of feminist myth revision
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major work in H.D.'s late oeuvre ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Helen of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
fragmented structure
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lyrical meditations ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| publisher | New Directions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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mythic ancient world ⓘ |
| structure | divided into multiple sections and poems ⓘ |
| style |
allusive
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experimental ⓘ modernist ⓘ |
| theme |
female subjectivity
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history and memory ⓘ identity ⓘ love and betrayal ⓘ mythic revisionism ⓘ war and its aftermath ⓘ |
| writtenBy | H.D. in her later career ⓘ |
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