Helen in Egypt by Hilda Doolittle (H.D.) (Grove Press, 1961) is a modernist epic poem that reimagines the myth of Helen of Troy from a feminist and psychological perspective.

With an introduction by Horace Gregory, this edition highlights H.D.’s profound reinterpretation of myth, blending classical themes, modernist poetics, and psychoanalytic insight.

🔹 Author: H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)

🔹 Title: Helen in Egypt

🔹 Publisher: Grove Press

🔹 Year: 1961

🔹 Format: Paperback (Vintage)

🔹 Condition: very good

🔹 Subject: Modernist Poetry, Feminist Literature, Mythology in Literature

A landmark of 20th-century modernist literature, this work places H.D. alongside contemporaries like Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot, but with a uniquely feminist and visionary voice.