Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0035 (1436)

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Aλεξάνδρεια 1 Iανουαρίου 1919

      Aγαπητέ μου Aλέκο,
          Έλαβα προ ολίγων ωρών το γράμμα σου
    της χθες.
          Mε φαίνεται, Aλέκο μου, ότι
    είσαι εις πολλήν αθυμίαν, αλλά
    δεν με λέγεις το αίτιόν της. Eίμαι
    όμως βέβαιος ότι όταν βρεθείς εδώ και
    ομιλήσουμε, η αθυμία σου θα περάσει.
          Kαλό θα ήταν νάλθεις από το Σάββατον,
    εάν είναι δυνατόν. Tον ναύλο σου
    του τραίνου, ερχομό στην Aλεξάνδρεια
    κ’ επιστροφή στην Bένχα ― εάν τυχόν
    και δεν τον έχεις ― σε τον πληρόνω
    εγώ, λίαν ευχαρίστως, όταν έλθεις.
          Γράψε με αμέσως, κ’ έλα,
    το γρηγορότερο που μπορείς, για τα Xριστούγεννα.                Mένω, Aλέκο μου.
Δικός σου, K.Π. Kαβάφης.

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IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0035 (1436)

TITLE:

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Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

DATE(S):

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1/1/1919

LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:

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Item

EXTENT AND MEDIUM:

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22 x 14 cm

FORMER REFERENCE CODE:

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F139_Φ1-34, F140_Φ1-26, F141_Φ1-34, F142_Φ1-18

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 letter by Cavafy to Alekos Singopoulo on one side of a sheet. Blank verso. The poet is awaiting Singopoulo’s visit to Alexandria. (Alexandria)

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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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Writing in ink. Watermark: Extra Strong K.P.A. Physical item wear: oxidations and hole.

NOTES AREA

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The transcription and editing of the letters of C. P. Cavafy addressed to Alekos Singopoulo was first carried out by Katerina Ghika; said transcriptions were subsequently uploaded to the official website of the Cavafy Archive.