Draft letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

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DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION

IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF001-0076 (1563)

TITLE:

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Draft letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

DATE(S):

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24/6/1928

LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:

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Item

EXTENT AND MEDIUM:

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22 x 27 cm

FORMER REFERENCE CODE:

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Χ.φ._Φ 215-252

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 Alekos [Singopoulo] written on both sides of two sheets folded in bifolios. The poem mentions the dates of letters he has sent the Singopoulos as well as news of literary interest.

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA

CONDITIONS GOVERNING REPRODUCTION:

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT NOTES:

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Greek

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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Writing in pencil and ink. Physical item wear: small holes.

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).

“On Ahmed Rassim” >Α487

NOTES AREA

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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Cavafy comments positively on the current issue of the Semaine Égyptienne (June 1928), which includes a publication of the Kerenia Koukla by Konstantinos Christomanos, translated by Giannis Papas. He also mentions the commentary on the issue in the newspaper Tachydromos; he expresses his dislike regarding the meagre references in the Tachydromos to his own work in the Semaine Égyptienne. He also refers to the journal Panorama and to the progress of the activities of Alexandrini Techni.