Letter by Cavafy to M. Vaianos

GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F32-0004 (1907)

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DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION

IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F32-0004 (1907)

TITLE:

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Letter by Cavafy to M. Vaianos

DATE(S):

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14/4/1925

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Item

EXTENT AND MEDIUM:

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23.5 x 31.5 cm

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):

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C. P. Cavafy

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

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Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Marios Vaianos on the first three pages of a bifolio. The last page is blank. The sender informs about the despatch of poetry collections of his. Positive comments on Theotoki’s work. Accompanied by envelope with Vaianos’ address in Athens. (Alexandria)

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

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Greek

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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: small hole. Discolouration on the last page caused by the affixation of the envelope on the document; the item used to be framed and exposed to natural light.

NOTES AREA

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Cavafy refers applaudingly to “O katadikos” by Konstantinos Theotokis. Reference to literary characters of the work, such as Margarita, Tourkogiannos and Arathymos.