Item 0047 (116) - "Homecoming from Greece"

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GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S01-F01-SF001-0047 (116)

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"Homecoming from Greece"

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  • June 1914 (Creation)

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27 x 42.8 cm

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Handwritten poem and notes. The poem "Homecoming from Greece" and notes in the margin in first three pages of a double sheet notepaper. Part of the same poem on both sides of a separate piece of paper. Cancellation and number "1" on the recto. Verses on both sides of a cut sheet of paper. On the verso, handwritten note in English, with date indication ("[...] June 1914"), mentioning that these are variations that will most likely not be used. Cancellations and emendations on all papers.

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      Mainly Greek

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      Double-sheet notepaper and two pieces of notepaper. Black and red ink; pencil. Watermarks: Velo Mill Depose and Gouvernement [Egyptien]. Physical item wear: oxidations.

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      "Homecoming from Greece" >Α524

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “Homecoming from Greece”. Poem (manuscript), June 1914. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S01-F01-SF001-0047 (116), 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-F01-SF001-0047.

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      F13_φ15-21

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