Item 0003 (2066) - "Teichi" – "My Walls"

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GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S01-F02-SF001-0003 (2066)

Title

"Teichi" – "My Walls"

Date(s)

  • 1/9/1896-16/1/1897 (Creation)

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19.5 x 27 cm

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Name of creator

Cavafy, John

Biographical history

Name of creator

Cavafy, C. P.

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Onassis Foundation

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Printed four-page pamphlet with the poem "Walls" and its English translation by the poet's brother, John Cavafy. The first page bears the poem title and the poet's name, a brief quote from Aeschylus as well as place (Alexandria) and date indication (1 September 1896). Two typographic ornaments, one at top left and another at bottom right. Border.
On the second page, the poem in Greek inside a border, and the initials "C.C.". On the third page, in the same layout, the indication "Translation" and the initials "J.C.C.". The layout of the fourth page is similar to that of the first one, but the date (1897) is written in Roman numerals. Accompanied by another copy torn in two places.

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      Greek, English

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      Physical item wear: oxidations.

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      "Walls" >Α50

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “Teichi – My Walls”. Pamphlet, 01.09.1896-16.01.1897. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S01-F02-SF001-0003 (2066), 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-SF01-S01-F02-SF001-0003.

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          Archivist's note

          Pamphlet Α2.

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