Item 0024 (499) - Draft letter by C. P. Cavafy to George Valassopoulo

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0024 (499)

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Draft letter by C. P. Cavafy to George Valassopoulo

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  • 29/1/1925 (Creation)

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24.8 x 16 cm

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Name of creator

Cavafy, C. P.

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Onassis Foundation

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Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to George Valassopoulo on both sides of a sheet. This is a reply to a series of letters Cavafy had received from Valassopoulo in December and January. Reference to the translations of poems made by the latter, as well as to Ε. M. Forster. Cancellations and emendations.

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      Greek

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      Plain paper. Black ink and pencil. Physical item wear: there are oxidations; the paper has been torn in two parts.

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by C. P. Cavafy to George Valassopoulo”. Letter (draft), 29.01.1925. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0024 (499), 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-SF003-0024.

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      F61_Φ12-13

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          Archivist's note

          The recipient's identity is inferred from the content of the letter.

          Archivist's note

          There is reference to 46 translations which Valassopoulo gave to Forster. No poem titles are mentioned.

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