Draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster; Poems

GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF002-0009 (337)

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DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION

IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF002-0009 (337)

TITLE:

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Draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster; Poems

DATE(S):

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11/6/1924

LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:

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Item

EXTENT AND MEDIUM:

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31.5 x 24.5 cm

FORMER REFERENCE CODE:

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F44_Φ1-10, F44_Φ13-30, F45_Φ1-12, F45_Φ13-16, F45_Φ19-32, F46_Φ1-28, F47_Φ1-17, F48_ Φ1-10

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):

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C. P. Cavafy

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

SCOPE AND CONTENT:

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Two handwritten copies of a letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster, one of which is written on both sides of a sheet folded in a bifolio, and the other on both sides of a sheet. Reference to issues regarding the English translations of poems of his and despatch of two new translations by G. Valassopoulo. The poem titles in Greek. Two copies of the translation of the poem “Envoys from Alexandria” by G. Valassopoulo, one written and signed by Cavafy (on the first page of a ruled double sheet notepaper) and the other written by another hand (on a ruled sheet), with authorial notes and emendations. Two copies of the translation of the poem “Those Who Fought on Behalf of the Achaean League” by G. Valassopoulo, one written and signed by Cavafy and the other written by another hand, with notes and corrections by Cavafy. The translations which are not written by the poet are most likely written by Valassopoulo. Cavafy corrects Valassopoulo’s translations and incorporates the corrections into written up copies, which he sends to Forster.

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA

CONDITIONS GOVERNING REPRODUCTION:

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT NOTES:

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English

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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Writing in ink and pencil. Physical item wear: oxidations.

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).

“Envoys from Alexandria” >Α162
“Those Who Fought on Behalf of the Achaean League” >Α222

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SUBJECTS:

Letter (draft)

Poem (printed)

Journals:

Dial, The

Works by C. P. Cavafy:

"Envoys from Alexandria"

"Those Who Fought on Behalf of the Achaean League"

Works by C. P. Cavafy in translation:

"Envoys from Alexandria"

"Those who fought for the Achaean League"

PLACES:

PERSONS:

Valassopoulo, George A.

CITATION:

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Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster; Poems”. Letter (draft), 11.06.1924. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF002-0009 (337), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF002-0009.