Letter by E. M. Forster to Cavafy

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IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF001-0008 (324)

TITLE:

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Letter by E. M. Forster to Cavafy

DATE(S):

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31/12/1922

LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:

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Item

EXTENT AND MEDIUM:

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23 x 17.5 cm

FORMER REFERENCE CODE:

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F44_Φ1-10, F44_Φ13-30, F45_Φ1-12, F45_Φ13-16, F45_Φ19-32, F46_Φ1-28, F47_Φ1-17, F48_ Φ1-10

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):

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Forster, E. M.

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

SCOPE AND CONTENT:

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Handwritten letter by E. M. Forster to Cavafy on both sides of a sheet. News regarding the publication of the former’s book on Alexandria. Reference to the poems “In the Month of Hathor” and “The God Abandons Antony”. The letter also includes a draft table of contents of Forster’s book. Accompanied by envelope. (Harnham Monument Green, Weybridge)

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT NOTES:

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English

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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidations from a metal paperclip; tear.

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).

“In the Month of Hathor” >Α147
“The God Abandons Antony” >Α116

NOTES AREA

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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E. M. Forster presents the contents and the structure of his work Pharos and Pharillon. He also refers to his work Alexandria: A History and a Guide without mentioning the title.