Compare Poe’s Helen with H.D.’s in her poem “Helen.” How do the twoversions of the mythic woman differ?

What will be an ideal response?



  • Both Helens are cool and still—Poe calls his Helen “statue-like,” H.D. speaks of her Helen’s “still eyes,” “wan face,” and “cool feet.” But while Poe’s poem is a hymn of loving praise to Helen’s beauty, H.D.’s Helen is an object of hatred because her beauty sparked a long and terrible war. Ultimately, Poe’s Helen seems to be an abstract symbol of female beauty whereas H.D. imagines a real woman who has caused the death and destruction.

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