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- 28/6/1926 (Creation)
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27 x 18 cm
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Handwritten letter by Constantin Photiadès to Cavafy in a bifolio. The author asks Cavafy, whom he considers the greatest of all Greek poets, to write a study on contemporary Greek poetry (19th-20th cen.), to be published in the Revue de Paris; he offers to facilitate him in anything he might need, should he decide to accept. (Paris)
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French
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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidations and tear.
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Photiadès, Constantin. “Letter by C. Photiadès to Cavafy”. Letter, 28.06.1926. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0098 (697), 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-SF003-0098.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Photiadès, Constantin (Authority)
- Thiébaut, Marcel (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
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Cavafy's answer to this letter is dated 12/7/1926 [see item GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F34-0003 (2115)].