This volume presents the most authentic Greek text of Cavafy's 154 authorized poems ever to be published, together with a new English translation that conveys the accent and rhythm of the poet's individual tone of voice. - ;'a Greek gentleman in a...
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This volume presents the most authentic Greek text of Cavafy's 154 authorized poems ever to be published, together with a new English translation that conveys the accent and rhythm of the poet's individual tone of voice. - ;'a Greek gentleman in a straw hat, standing absolutely motionless at a slight angle to the universe' E. M. Forster. E. M. Forster's description of C. P. Cavafy (1863-1933) perfectly encapsulates the unique perspective Cavafy brought to bear on history and geography, sexuality and language in his poems. Cavafy writes about people on the periphery, whose religious, ethnic and
Contents; Introduction; Note on the Greek Text; Note on the Translation; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of C. P. Cavafy; THE COLLECTED POEMS: POEMS 1910 [1897-1909]; POEMS (1905-1915); POEMS (1916-1918); POEMS 1919-1933; Explanatory Notes; Glossary; Chronological List of Poems; Index of Greek Titles; Index of English Titles;
