Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy
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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF001-0056 (431)
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Letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy
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30/12/1884
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44 x 27.5 cm
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Handwritten letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy on the first and third pages of a double sheet letterhead of R. J. Moss & Co., Alexandria. The remaining pages are blank. The sender refers to translations he has made upon the request of his brother, which probably correlate to translations of Shakespeare’s works into Greek by C. P. Cavafy. (Alexandria)
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Mainly 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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John Cavafy and C. P. Cavafy discuss on the translation of a work by Shakespeare into Greek. The title is not mentioned in the letter but it is Much ado about nothing, as may be deduced by a subsequent letter (5 January 1885). It seems that C. P. Cavafy had undertaken to translate the work and was asking for his brother’s assistance.
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DOI: 10.26256/ca-sf02-s01-ss02-f20-sf001-0056
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