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<p>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.</p> 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

Who reads Helen in Egypt: Poetry (New Directions Books)?

Author

Hilda Doolittle

Publisher

A New Directions Book

Published

1961

Language

EN

ISBN

9780811222587

Category

literary studies

Subjects

Poetry, Literary Criticism, Ancient & Classical

Rating

4.13 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13