Item 0086 (1586) - Draft letter by Cavafy to R. Singopoulo

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF001-0086 (1586)

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Draft letter by Cavafy to R. Singopoulo

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  • 6/5/1930 (Creation)

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25.5 x 20 cm

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Cavafy, C. P.

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Onassis Foundation

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Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to Rica [Singopoulo] on both sides of a ruled sheet. Pages 2-4 are numbered. The poet asks Rica Singopoulo to communicate on his behalf with authors in Athens. He conveys social news from Alexandria. Cancellations.

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      Greek

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      Writing in pencil and ink. Physical item wear: paper discolouration; tears.

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by Cavafy to R. Singopoulo”. Letter (draft), 06.05.1930. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF001-0086 (1586), 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-F17-SF001-0086.

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      Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης

      Χ.φ._Φ 273-298

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          Reference to matters related to Grigorios Xenopoulos and Napoleon Lapathiotis. Cavafy mentions a lecture by Christopher Scaife on A. Tennyson and refers to his encounters with Michalis Peridis, Nanis Panagiotopoulos and George Valassopoulo. He wants to be informed of the receipt of issues of his poems by Marios Vaianos.

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