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- 18/5/1924 (Creation)
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24.5 x 16 cm
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Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster, written on both sides of an undated broadsheet containing the poem "The God Abandons Antony" and on both sides of part of a print with fragment of the poem "Ithaca". Reference to the English translations of Cavafy's poems by G. Valassopoulo. Numerous cancellations and emendations. Poem titles in Greek.
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English
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Writing in ink and pencil. Physical item wear: oxidations; tear.
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster”. Letter (draft), 18.05.1924. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF002-0008 (336), 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-SF002-0008.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- de Menasce, Jean (Subject)
- Valassopoulo, George A. (Subject)
- Lawrence, T. E. (Subject)
- Forster, E. M. (Subject)