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- 26/1/1925 (Creation)
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17 x 26 cm
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Angelos Sikelianos was born on the island of Leucas (Lefkada, Greece) in 1884. He settled in Athens in 1900 and started publishing his poems two years later. In 1907 he married Eva Palmer, with whose support and full-hearted participation he organised the Delphic Festivals (1927, 1930). Sikelianos was also a prose writer and a composer of tragedies. He died in Athens in 1951.
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Handwritten letter by Angelos Sikelianos to Cavafy on the first page of a bifolio. The other pages are blank. Sikelianos expresses his admiration for the poet's work. (Delphi)
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Greek
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Writing in ink. Indiscernible watermark.
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Sikelianos, Angelos. “Letter by A. Sikelianos to Cavafy”. Letter, 26.01.1925. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0087 (691), 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-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0087.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Sikelianos, Angelos (Authority)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)