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Helen in Egypt : Poetry by Hilda Doolittle (1974, Trade Paperback)

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Helen in Egypt, Paperback by H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), ISBN 0811205444, ISBN-13 9780811205443, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The fabulous beauty of Helen of Troy is legendary. But some say that Helen was never in Troy, that she had been conveyed by Zeus to Egypt, and that Greeks and Trojans alike fought for an illusion. A fifty-line fragment by the poet Stesichorus of Sicily (c. 640-555 .), what survives of his Pallinode, tells us almost all we know of this other Helen, and from it H. D. wove her book-length poem. Yet Helen in Egypt is not a simple retelling of the Egyptian legend but a recreation of the many myths surrounding Helen, Paris, Achilles, Theseus, and other figures of Greek tradition, fused with the mysteries of Egyptian hermeticism.

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PublisherNew Directions Publishing Corporation

ISBN-100811205444

ISBN-139780811205443

eBay Product ID (ePID)452906

Product Key Features

Book TitleHelen in Egypt : Poetry

Number of Pages1 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAncient & Classical

Publication Year1974

FeaturesReprint

GenreLiterary Criticism

AuthorHilda Doolittle

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight12.3 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN74-008563

Dewey Decimal811.52

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisA fifty-line fragment by the poet Stesichorus of Sicily (c. 640-555 B.C.), what survives of his Pallinode, tells us almost all we know of this other Helen, and from it H. D. wove her book-length poem., The fabulous beauty of Helen of Troy is legendary. But some say that Helen was never in Troy, that she had been conveyed by Zeus to Egypt, and that Greeks and Trojans alike fought for an illusion. A fifty-line fragment by the poet Stesichorus of Sicily (c. 640-555 B.C.), what survives of his Pallinode, tells us almost all we know of this other Helen, and from it H. D. wove her book-length poem. Yet Helen in Egypt is not a simple retelling of the Egyptian legend but a recreation of the many myths surrounding Helen, Paris, Achilles, Theseus, and other figures of Greek tradition, fused with the mysteries of Egyptian hermeticism.

LC Classification NumberPS3507.O726