“Christos rather than Chrestos”
GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF007-0027 (1661)
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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF007-0027 (1661)
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“Christos rather than Chrestos”
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21/12/1901
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Clipping from the newspaper Tilegrafos of 21/12/1901. The name of the newspaper and the date of publication are handwritten by Cavafy above the second column. Article on the spelling of the name “Christos”, based on linguistic and historical observations.
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Writing in ink. Holes; wears; the print is affixed on a paper, except for a small part.
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“Christos rather than Chrestos” >Α71
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The article “Christos rather than Chrestos”, published in December 1901 in the newspaper Tilegrafos, is written by Menos Filintas and not by C. P. Cavafy. See Katerina Gkika, “Menelaou kai ochi Konstantinou. Dierevnisi tis gnisiotitas keimenou sta Peza tou C. P. Cavafy”, Kondyloforos, 9 (2010), 117-140.
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Christos rather than Chrestos”. Press clippings, 21.12.1901. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF007-0027 (1661), 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-F25-SF007-0027.
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DOI: 10.26256/ca-sf02-s02-f25-sf007-0027
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