Draft letter by Cavafy to R. Singopoulo

GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF001-0087 (1587)

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IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF001-0087 (1587)

TITLE:

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Draft letter by Cavafy to R. Singopoulo

DATE(S):

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8/5/1930

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Item

EXTENT AND MEDIUM:

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26 x 21 cm

FORMER REFERENCE CODE:

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Χ.φ._Φ 273-298

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 Rica [Singopoulo] on both sides of a ruled sheet. Cavafy comments on the social activity of the Singopoulos in Athens. Moreover, he gives instructions on how copies of his poetry collection should be distributed.

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT NOTES:

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Greek

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Writing in pencil and ink. Physical item wear: tears. Watermark: Extra Strong 1902 J.R.F.

NOTES AREA

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Cavafy refers to an article in the newspaper Ta Nea. Reference in an indirect fashion to the journal Alexandrini Techni. He also asks Rica Singopoulo to forward poems from the Collection 1916-1918 to Marios Vaianos.