Draft of a text by C. P. Cavafy

GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S02-F05-0012 (506)
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GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S02-F05-0012 (506)
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Draft of a text by C. P. Cavafy
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41.9 x 43.3 cm

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Handwritten draft of an article on all sides of a double sheet notepaper with affixed addition. Reference to the journal Lanterne Sourde and to the initiative to approach the literary production of Egypt and the Western world. Commentary on the potential contribution of Greeks in Egypt to this effort. Cancellations and emendations.

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Greek

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Double sheet notepaper; affixed addition of plain paper. Pencil and black ink. Watermark: Aerobank JRF. Physical item wear: oxidations in one sheet.

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RELATED WORKS BY C. P. CAVAFY:
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[On the intellectual approach between Egypt and the West] >Α733

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Although the manuscript itself is not dated, one may note that the Lanterne Sourde was published in the period 1921-1931. See also Hala Halim, Alexandrian Cosmopolitanism: An Archive (Fordham University Press, New York 2013, p. 115), where it is estimated that the text dates to 1928.

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DOI: 10.26256/ca-sf01-s02-f05-0012
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