BACK TO GALLERY MODE
Σημάνσεις Μεταγραφών
X
Σημάνσεις χειρόγραφου κειμένου
διαγραφές με μολύβι ή μελάνι που αφορούν το χειρόγραφο κείμενο:
διαγραφή
υπογράμμιση
Σημάνσεις έντυπου κειμένου
διαγραφές με μολύβι ή μελάνι που αφορούν το έντυπο κείμενο:
διαγραφή
υπογράμμιση
Χειρόγραφες σημειώσεις σε έντυπο κείμενο
χειρόγραφες σημειώσεις, προσθήκες, συμπληρώσεις με μολύβι ή μελάνι που αλληλεπιδρούν με το έντυπο κείμενο:
πράσινη γραμματοσειρά
Έντυπο κείμενο
έντυπο κείμενο του εκάστοτε τεκμηρίου, το οποίο αλληλεπιδρά με τις χειρόγραφες σημειώσεις:
κίτρινη γραμματοσειρά
Δυσανάγνωστο/ασαφές κείμενο
χειρόγραφο κείμενο με μολύβι ή μελάνι που είναι ασαφές ή δυσανάγνωστο:
κόκκινη γραμματοσειρά

DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION

IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:
Records the unique identifier that has been appointed to the unit of description by the archivists, in order to facilitate references made to the fonds on an international level.
GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F32a-0003 (2205)
TITLE:
Records the name of the unit of description.
Draft letter by C. P. Cavafy to Tellos Agras
DATE(S):
Identifies the date of creation of the unit of description.
26/12/1927
LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:
Identifies the level of arrangement of the unit of description (fonds, sub-fonds, series, sub-series, file, sub-file, item).
Item
EXTENT AND MEDIUM:
Records the extent of the unit of description. In case of an item description, it records the exact dimensions of the item.

27 x 21 cm

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):
Identifies the author or the creator of the unit of description.

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

SCOPE AND CONTENT:
Provides a summary of the scope (such as, time periods, geography) and content of the unit of description.

Draft of written letter by Cavafy to Tellos Agras in single page, with notes, erasures, and corrections on recto and verso. Cavafy thanks Agras for supporting his work and provides clarifications as to the poem collection that he had sent him in the past. At the same time, he offers detailed information on the way his poems are distributed, while he speaks warmly of the special feature to his work in the journal Nea Techni, in which Agras also took part. Cavafy also encloses a list with the chronological order of his poems and a clipping of Alexandrini Techni with his printed poems. Finally, he sends two copies of the poem “Days of 1901”.

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA

LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT NOTES:
Identifies the language(s) and script(s) employed in the unit of description.

Greek

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Provides information about important physical characteristics of the unit of description.

Writing in ink. Physical item wear: holes and tears.

ALLIED MATERIALS AREA

RELATED WORKS BY C. P. CAVAFY:
Reference to the works of C. P. Cavafy that are directly related to the described digital object, followed by their number of entry in the C. P. Cavafy Bibliography (ed. by D. Daskalopoulos).

“Days of 1901” >Α581
“Greek since Ancient Times” >Α344

ACCESS POINTS

Key-words aiming to facilitate search within the fonds.
SUBJECTS:
Letter
Journals:
Alexandrini Techni
Works by C. P. Cavafy:
"Days of 1901"
"Greek Since Ancient Times"
PLACES:
PERSONS:
Agras, Tellos
Cavafy, C. P.

CITATION:
For citation purposes, please use the reference provided here.

Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by C. P. Cavafy to Tellos Agras”. Letter, 26.12.1927. GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F32a-0003 (2205), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds (Post-2012 Acquisitions). From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF03-F32a-0003.

Metadata in machine-readable format

EAD XML icon
Download the fonds’ description in XML format
EAD XML file containing the CAVAFY, C. P. FONDS description