Item 0001 (2114) - "Lecture on the poetic work of C. P. Cavafy"

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GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F34-0001 (2114)

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"Lecture on the poetic work of C. P. Cavafy"

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  • 1918 (Creation)

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20 x 14 cm

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Name of creator

Modinos, Polys

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Polys Modinos (1899-1988) was an Alexandrian of Cypriot origin. He was educated in Paris (France), a diplomat, a scholar and the first Rector of the University of Cyprus. In his youth he practised Law in Alexandria (Egypt), while later (in the 1970s) he served as ambassador of Cyprus to France, Spain and to the Holy See. He published the collection of poems entitled Rythmikes zoes (Grammata, 1927). In 1918 he gave a lecture in Alexandria, together with Alekos Singopoulo, on Cavafy’s poetic work, the text of which was published the same year.

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Segkopoulos, Alekos

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Onassis Foundation

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Printed sixteen-page edition containing the text of the lecture by Polys Modinos and Alekos Singopoulo on Cavafy's poetic work. The lexture was given at the Scientific Association "Ptolemy I" of Alexandria on "23 February 1918". Handwritten dedication by Polys Modinos on the title page.

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      Greek

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      Paper. Writing in ink. Physical item wear: the front cover and the title page have been cut off.

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      "The City" >Α107
      "Far Off" >Α152
      "Dangerous" >Α123
      "Candles" >Α61
      "The God Abandons Antony" >Α116
      "I Went" >Α133
      "Comprehension" >Α153
      "Ides of March" >Α111
      "Orophernes" >Α142
      "To Pleasure" >Α164
      "Ithaca" >Α122
      "Passage" >Α160
      " He Swears >Α195
      "Morning Sea" >Α141
      "One of Their Gods">A160"
      "Come Back" >Α131
      "Chandelier" >Α137
      "One Night" >Α141

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      Modinos, Polys & Segkopoulos, Alekos. “Lecture on the poetic work of C. P. Cavafy”. Publication, 1918. GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F34-0001 (2114), 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-F34-0001.

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          Interpretative approach of certain poems by Cavafy and attempt to outline the poet's artistic and intellectual profile.

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