H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)
Lara Vetter
(Author)
Description
A concise biography of the modernist poet and avant-garde woman. H.D. (Hilda Doolittle, 1886-1961), best known for her imagist poetry, was one of the first writers of free verse in English. For over forty years, H.D. wrote poetry about forgotten ancient goddesses and autobiographical prose about her own traumas and desires. Dubbed the "perfect bi -" by Sigmund Freud, she was also a scholar of religion, mythology, and history, a translator of ancient Greek, and an avant-garde filmmaker. This new biography explores the fascinating life and work of this important but often overlooked modernist figure.
Product Details
Price
$22.00
$20.46
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Publish Date
September 18, 2023
Pages
208
Dimensions
6.54 X 8.5 X 0.79 inches | 1.25 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781789147599
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About the Author
Lara Vetter is professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and her books include A Curious Peril: H.D.'s Late Modernist Prose.
Reviews
"A compelling introduction to this most fascinating life."--Francesca Wade, author of 'Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London Between the Wars'
"Vetter's elegantly compact biography of modernist poet H.D. opens tantalizingly. What follows is a lively introduction to the remarkable life of a bold, brave, and visionary woman. Written for a broad audience, H.D. is the story of how the girl Hilda Doolittle grew up to become the writer, H.D., one of the greatest modernist American poets of the twentieth century."--Cynthia Hogue, author of 'Instead, It Is Dark'
"Vetter's elegantly compact biography of modernist poet H.D. opens tantalizingly. What follows is a lively introduction to the remarkable life of a bold, brave, and visionary woman. Written for a broad audience, H.D. is the story of how the girl Hilda Doolittle grew up to become the writer, H.D., one of the greatest modernist American poets of the twentieth century."--Cynthia Hogue, author of 'Instead, It Is Dark'
