Letter by Cavafy to R. Singopoulo

GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0090 (1577)

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IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0090 (1577)

TITLE:

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Letter by Cavafy to R. Singopoulo

DATE(S):

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8/5/1930

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Item

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20.5 x 21 cm

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):

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C. P. Cavafy

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SCOPE AND CONTENT:

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Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Rica [Singopoulo] on both sides of a ruled sheet. The poet comments on the social activity of the Singopoulos in Athens. Moreover, he gives instructions on how copies of his poetry collection should be distributed.

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT NOTES:

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Greek

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Writing in ink. Watermark: Extra Strong 1902 J.R.F.

NOTES AREA

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Reference to the relations between the Singopoulos and Malakasis. Cavafy is interested in sending issues of poems to Singopoulo, in order to avail them to those interested among the Athenian readership.