Item 0093 (1580) - Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

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GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0093 (1580)

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Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

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  • 16/5/1930 (Creation)

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26 x 21 cm

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Cavafy, C. P.

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Onassis Foundation

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Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Alekos [Singopoulo] on both sides of a sheet. The poet refers to his correspondence with the Singopoulos as well as to an article published in Athens regarding him. He sends his regards to authors in Athens. (Alexandria)

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      Greek

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      Writing in ink. Watermark: Extra Strong 1902 J.R.F.

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo”. Letter, 16.05.1930. GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0093 (1580), Onassis Foundation Alekos & Rica Singopoulo Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/SING-S01-F02-SF001-0093.

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          The poet refers to an anti-cavafian article by Ad. D. Papadimas: "I kavafiki fylloxira", O Noumas (April 1930), pp. 110-11. He urges Singopoulo to learn more from the publications Pnoi and Elliniki Epitheorisis. Reference to an impending article by Tellos Agras in the Nea Estia.

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