A Curious Peril

Examines the prose penned by H.D. in the aftermath of World War II, a little-known body of work that has been neglected by scholars, and argues that the trauma H.D. experienced in London during the war profoundly changed her writing. Lara Vetter reveals a shift in these writings from classical ""escapist"" settings to politically aware explorations of gender, spirituality, nation, and imperialism.