H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)

H.D. was a pioneering free verse writer and scholar of religion, mythology, and history, exploring sexuality and gender in her work. A new biography reveals her fascinating life and work, which was once written out of literary history but is now receiving the attention it deserves.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 01 July 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books

H.D. (Hilda Doolittle, 1886–1961) was a pioneering figure in English free verse poetry, known for her sparse Imagist poems. Over four decades, she wrote poetry that revived forgotten ancient goddesses and autobiographical prose that delved into her trauma, desires, and the unique challenges faced by a twentieth-century woman writer. Additionally, she was a scholar of religion, mythology, and history, a translator of ancient Greek, and worked in early avant-garde film. Sigmund Freud famously dubbed her the "perfect bi-," highlighting her focus on sexuality and gender in her writings. This new biography delves into the remarkable life and work of this significant modernist figure, who was once marginalized in literary history but is now receiving the recognition she deserves.

Weight: 330g
Dimension: 131 x 199 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789147599