A selective bibliography of 32 active links for H.D., favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Authors of Web Pages
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Augustine, Jane, ed. A review of H.D. The Gift: the Complete Text Jane Augustine, ed. (Univ. Press of Florida, 1988.) Reviewed by Charlotte Mandel. English Literature in Transition 1880-1920, 42 (1999)
Bruzelius, Margaret. "H.D. and Eurydice." On H.D.'s "Eurydice" and that poem's "central location in a sequence of poems all of which address the significance of the gaze, the relation between the artist and her work, and the collapse of the distinction between subject and object." Twentieth Century Literature, Winter, 1998
Burnett, Gary. On the significance of two allusions to D.H. Lawrence and H.D.'s attitudes toward him. "H.D. and Lawrence: Two Allusions," The H.D. Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 1 (Spring 1987), p. 32-35
Caloyeras, Aliki. "Translating Euripides: Repression, Repetition, and Transference in H.D.'s Ion." Noting that H.D.'s translation of Ion, at which she worked for nearly 20 years, was a pivotal accomplishment, Caloyeras compares portions of the Greek original and H.D.'s version. M.A. thesis, NYU, 2004
DuPlessis, Rachel Blau. "Romantic Thralldom in H. D." First page of article only. Contemporary Literature, Vol. 20, No. 2 (Spring, 1979), pp. 178-203
Gregory, Eileen. A review of Gregory's H.D. and Hellenism: Classic Lines (Cambridge Univ Press, 1997). Reviewed by Robert G. Babcock, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 3/23/00. Notes Babcock, "H.D. and Hellenism is groundbreaking as a study of the transmission and influence of classical literature in American poetry." Another review, by Eileen O Malley Callahan in How2, Vol. 1, No. 1 (March 1999) (removed from www.scc.rutgers.edu/however/v1_1_1999/echd.html)
Gregory, Eileen. On H.D.'s use of classical sources. "Ovid and H.D.'s 'Thetis' (Hymen Version)," The H.D. Newsletter vol. 1, no. 1 (Spring 1987), p. 7-9
Gregory, Eileen. "H.D.'s Volume of Dickinson's Poems: and, a Note on Candor and Iniquity," on H.D.'s copy of Emily Dickinson's poems, The H.D. Newsletter vol. 3, no. 1
Hickman, Miranda B. "'Sparse and geometric contour': transformations of the body in H.D.'s 'Nights.'" Hickman raises questions about recent critical readings of H.D.'s feminism: "The question I will address is how the visionary body noted in critical descriptions of H.D.'s gynopoetic--the body, that is, that H.D. presents in Notes ['Notes on Thought and Vision']--relates to the geometric visionary body in Nights. The juxtaposition of H.D.'s two bodies, I would offer, can introduce some productive trouble into widespread assumptions about H.D.'s work--about the values and commitments it inscribes." Twentieth Century Literature, Fall, 2001
Hollenberg, Donna. "Abortion, identity formation, and the expatriate woman writer: H.D. and Kay Boyle in the twenties." Twentieth Century Literature, Winter, 1994
Jafferin, Frances. "A Gift of Song: My Encounter with H.D.," an appreciation of H.D., in How2, Vol. 1, No. 1 (March 1999) (removed from www.scc.rutgers.edu/however/v1_1_1999/fjgift.html)
Mandel, Charlotte. "H.D.'s "Projector II" and Chang, a Film of the Jungle," The H.D. Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 2
Mandel, Charlotte. "Beautiful Dreamers: Helen in Egypt and The Sleeping Beauty," Clockwatch Review 9, 1-2 (1994-1995)
Mandel, Charlotte. "Garbo/Helen: The Self-projection of Beauty by H.D." Women's Studies 7 (1980)
Mandel, Charlotte. "Letters Across the Atlantic : H.D., Bryher, May Sarton, During World War II" A Celebration for May Sarton, edited by Constance Hunting, 1994
Mandel, Charlotte. "The Redirected Image : Cinematic Dynamics in the Style of H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)" Literature/Film Quarterly 11, 1 (1983)
Martz, Louis L. Publisher's web site for Martz's Many Gods and Many Voices: The Role of the Prophet in English and American Modernism (Univ. of Missouri Press, 1997). Covers Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, William Carlos Williams, H. D., and D. H. Lawrence
Ostriker, Alicia. "No Rule of Procedure: H.D. and Open Poetics," a brief article in HOW(ever), Vol. 5, No. 4 (October, 1989) (removed from www.scc.rutgers.edu/however/print_archive/alerts1089.html)
Ponsot, Marie. "Shot Through with Brightness: The Poems of H. D." Originally in American Poet, 2006; rpt. Academy of American Poets
Scott, Jill. On Scott's Electra after Freud (Cornell Univ. Press, 2005). Scott's book focuses on the importance of the Electra myth in the 20th century and its use by Richard Strauss, Robert Musil, H.D., Sylvia Plath, and others. Reviewed by Elke Steinmeyer in Scholia Reviews # 15 (2006) p. 17
Silverstein, Louis. "The H.D. Papers at Yale University," The H.D. Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 1 (Spring 1987), p. 7-9
Silverstein, Louis. A list of the nicknames used by H.D. and her circle, and who they refer to. "Nicknames and Acronyms used by H.D. and her Circle," The H.D. Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 2 (Winter 1987), p. 4-5
Silverstein, Louis. Selections from the H.D. chronology The H.D. Newsletter, vol. 2, no. 2 (Winter 1988)
Sisson, C.H. "H. D. is one of the most elusive writers of the century, and she has in fact eluded many readers who might find pleasure in her work." Poetry Nation 4, 1975
Smyers, Virginia. "H.D.'s Books in the Bryher Library," The H.D. Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 2 (Winter 1987), p. 18-25
Spoo, Robert. "H.D.'s Dating of Asphodel: A Reassessment," The H.D. Newsletter, vol. 4, no. 2, (Winter 1991)
Spoo, Robert. "'Authentic Sisters' H.D. and Margaret Cravens," The H.D. Newsletter, vol. 3, no. 1
Sword, Helen. "Orpheus and Eurydice in the Twentieth Century: Lawrence, H. D., and the Poetics of the Turn" [D.H. Lawrence, Hilda Doolittle]. First page of article only. Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 35, No. 4 (Winter, 1989), pp. 407-428
Twitchell-Waas, Jeffrey. "Seaward: H.D.'s 'Helen in Egypt' as a response to Pound's 'Cantos.'" Twentieth Century Literature, Winter, 1998
Wheeler, Lesley. "Both flower and flower gatherer: Medbh McGuckian's The Flower Master and H.D.'s Sea Garden." Twentieth Century Literature, Winter, 2003
Zilboorg, Caroline. "H.D. and R.A.: Early Love and the Exclusion of Ezra Pound," The H.D. Newsletter, vol. 3, no. 1
Excerpts from reputable critical articles on various aspects of H.D.'s poetry and life, from the Modern American Poetry site at Univ. of Ill.
An extended, introductory article on H.D.'s career, includes list of works and a secondary reading list, from the Poetry Foundation
A guide for teaching H. D's poetry from educational publisher Heath
Brief discussion questions for H.D.'s poetry, from educational publisher Norton
Some details about the Bryn Mawr collection of H.D. materials, includes a photo of Bryn Mawr students 1905 with H.D. and Marianne Moore in the shot
An introduction to five American women poets, including H.D., from Random House
A Yale Library exhibition documents the influence of Oriental aesthetics on American Modernists including H.D. and others
A very short biography of H. D. from the Academy of American Poets
An actively maintained H.D. web site at imagists.org. The site contains current, well-organized information about all things related to H.D., reprints critical articles from The H.D. Newsletter, and links to full-text versions of some of H.D.'s writing
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