Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF001-0003 (378)
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Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy
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17/9/1882
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27.5 x 22.5 cm

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Handwritten letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy on the recto of six ruled letterheads of R. J. Moss & Co., Alexandria. Sheets 2-6 are numbered at top right. Family and financial issues are raised, as well as poetry, Cavafy’s genealogical notes, the political situation in Alexandria and Egypt in general. Commentary on poems composed by John.

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English

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Writing in ink. Watermark: R. J. Moss & Co Alexandria. Physical item wear: oxidations.

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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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Reference to “The death of Phocas”, a poem by John, which C. P. liked. John also refers to his poem “By the rivers of Babylon”. He writes about his influence from the anthology Passionate Pilgrim, published in 1599; it contains, among other things, sonnets by Shakespeare. John sends his brother two works by Dickens.

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DOI: 10.26256/ca-sf02-s01-ss02-f20-sf001-0003
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PERSONAL PAPERS
Correspondence of C. P. Cavafy
Family correspondence
Incoming correspondence of C. P. Cavafy
Incoming correspondence by John Cavafy