“Constantinopoliad an Epic”

GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F24-0003 (262)
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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F24-0003 (262)
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“Constantinopoliad an Epic”
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n.d.
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18 x 22 cm

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Handwritten text on a homemade notepad, sewn on the spine. Travel diary and notes. The title handwritten on the cover. Mentions of non-Greek publications and bibliographical references to 1880 and 1807 editions. Some pages are blank. One page in Greek. Note on metrics below (Homeric?) verses in English. Copy of a poem by D. Solomos and its translation into English. The poet departs, together with his mother and two of his siblings, on a steamboat to Istanbul on the aftermath of the Urabi Revolt, for which young Cavafy provides a short analysis. Extensive reference to the members of the Fotiadis family. The narration covers the period 23/6-8/7/[1882].

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

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Mainly English

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

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RELATED WORKS BY C. P. CAVAFY:
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“Constantinopoliad – an epic” >A657

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SUBJECTS:
Notes (handwritten)
Journals:
Grafikos Kosmos, O
Works by C. P. Cavafy:
"Constantinopoliad – an epic"
Works by other authors:
"I katastrofi ton Psaron" [Solomos, Dionysios]
Meletiou Geografia palaia kai nea [Mitrou, Meletios]
PLACES:
PERSONS:
[Callinus, Ch.]
Anna Comnena
Browning, Robert
Byron, George Gordon
Cavafy (Fotiadi), Charikleia
Cavafy, Alexandros P.
Cavafy, Aristeidis
Cavafy, C. P.
Cavafy, John Constantine
Cavafy, Paul
Cavafy, Peter John (junior)
Dervish Pasha
Dickens, Charles
Fotiadi (Agelastou), Smaragda
Fotiadis, Alexander D.
Fotiadis, George (1800-1896)
Fotiadis, Nicholas D.
Fotiadis, Photius G.
Gazis, Anthimos
Hume, David
Lombardo, M.
Meletius
Milton, John
Moss, Robert Johnson
Papalamprinou (Fotiadi), Euvoulia
Pausanias
Pierron, Alexis
Plessos, Anastasios (Tasso)
Plessos, George
Plessos, John
Plessou (Cavafy), Roxandra
Psylliari Callinus (Fotiadi), Amalia
Raghet Pasha
Scott, Walter
Shakespeare, William
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Strabo
Taine, Hippolyte
Tennyson, Alfred
Tewfik Pasha (khedive)
Urabi, Ahmed
CORPORATE BODIES:
Austrian S.S. Company
Printing Office V. Penasson
R. J. Moss & Co.
FAMILIES:
Karalis, family
Machairiadis, family

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Cavafy, C. P.. “Constantinopoliad an Epic”. Notes (handwritten), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F24-0003 (262), 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-S02-F24-0003.

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DOI: 10.26256/ca-sf02-s02-f24-0003
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