Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy
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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF001-0024 (399)
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Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy
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8/5/1883
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44 x 27.5 cm
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Handwritten letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy, in the first and third pages of a double sheet letterhead of R. J. Moss & Co., Alexandria. The sender refers to social and political matters and comments on the book his brother is reading. Linguistic remarks. Short text in Greek.
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Mainly English
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Writing in ink. Watermark: R. J. Moss & Co Alexandria.
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The transcription and editing of the letters of John Constantine Cavafy addressed to C. P. Cavafy was first carried out by Katerina Ghika; said transcriptions were subsequently uploaded to the official website of the Cavafy Archive.
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John writes that he does not know the “athlete Panagis” [Koutalianos], whom Cavafy has obviously mentioned in a previous letter of his. Reference to literary matters and specifically to the Greek translation of an excerpt by Washington Irving. The translation was made by John upon the request of C. P. Cavafy.
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DOI: 10.26256/ca-sf02-s01-ss02-f20-sf001-0024
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PERSONAL PAPERS
Correspondence of C. P. Cavafy
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Incoming correspondence by John Cavafy