C. P. Cavafy’s letter to N. I. Saravas

GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F42-0006 (2230)
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GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F42-0006 (2230)
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C. P. Cavafy’s letter to N. I. Saravas
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17/3/1926
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25 x 16 cm

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Cavafy’s handwritten letter to Nikos Saravas on a single page, with notes on recto and verso. The poet is sending Saravas copies of his poems “In the Boring Village” and “Apollonius of Tyana in Rhodes”. He thanks Saravas for his intention to send the Proia issue with the published review article of Kampanis on Cavafy’s poetry. The poet sends his regards to Vlachopoulos and mentions his correspondence with Vaianos. Finally, he provides information as to the correct Latin spelling of his name. A clipping of the shipping envelope with the receiver’s information has been saved.

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Greek

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Writing in ink.

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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).

“In the Boring Village” >Α309
“Apollonius from Tyana in Rhodes” >Α281

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Letter
Newspapers:
Proia, I
Works by C. P. Cavafy:
"Apollonius of Tyana in Rhodes"
"In the Boring Village"
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PERSONS:
Cavafy, C. P.
Kampanis, Aristos
Pargas, Stefanos
Saravas, N. I.
Vaïanos, Marios
Vlachopoulos, A.

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Cavafy, C. P.. “C. P. Cavafy’s letter to N. I. Saravas”. Letter, 17.03.2026. GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F42-0006 (2230), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds (Post-2012 Acquisitions). From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF03-F42-0006.

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