Draft letter by Cavafy to Marika [Zalichi]

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DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION

IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F19-0027 (505)

TITLE:

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Draft letter by Cavafy to Marika [Zalichi]

DATE(S):

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n.d.

LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:

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Item

EXTENT AND MEDIUM:

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26.1 x 21.5 cm

FORMER REFERENCE CODE:

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F61_Φ20-24

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):

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C. P. Cavafy

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

SCOPE AND CONTENT:

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Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to his cousin, Marika [Zalichi], in a bifolio and in a cut small-sized sheet, with text on all sides. Reference to the poem “F.G.”; the recipient is asked to destroy the copy in her possession as Cavafy sends the new version, entitled “Voices”. References to the recipient’s family, to John Cavafy and to current affairs. One page is numbered (“6”). Cancellations, emendations and abbreviations.

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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Greek

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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Notepaper. Black ink and pencil. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien. Physical item wear: oxidations at the folding point.

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).

“Voices” >A79
“Sweet Voices” >Α31

NOTES AREA

NOTE:

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Based on the content of the draft letter -reference to the 1903 “Oresteia” performance at the Royal Theatre and certainly to “Voices” (1903, 1904)– the item may be dated to c. 1904.