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- n.d. (Creation)
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34 x 21.3 cm
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Manuscript of a poem and attached handwritten note. The poem "Death of a General" as well as notes on the margin, cancellations and emendations on the recto of a ruled sheet. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink below the poem. On the verso, part of the poem "Waiting for the Barbarians», a note with the title and a reference regarding its publication (Lagoudakis publishing, Alexandria 1904). The text on the verso has been crossed out. The handwritten note "Not for publication. But may remain here" on a separate piece of paper attached to the sheet.
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Greek
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Sheet of notepaper and plain small-size paper. Black and red ink; pencil. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien. Physical item wear: oxidations.
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Publication note
"Death of a General" >Α524
"Waiting for the Barbarians" >Α84
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Note
Cavafy, C. P.. “Death of a General”. Poem (manuscript), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S01-F01-SF001-0093 (97), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF01-S01-F01-SF001-0093.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- J. C. Lagoudakis (press) Alexandria (Subject)