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- 6/12/1925 (Creation)
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27 x 21 cm
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Louis Roussel (1881-1971) was a student of Psichari and a member of the École française d’Athènes, where he worked until 1925. That same year he was appointed professor of Greek Letters at the University of Montpellier (1925-1953). He published the journal Libre (1922-1936), while in 1922 he published a textbook of Modern Greek grammar in Paris (France). He translated poems of Cavafy into French and wrote critical essays on the poet’s work.
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Handwritten letter by Louis Roussel to Cavafy on one side of a sheet. Blank verso. The author sets forth his queries and asks Cavafy for clarifications on his poem "Temethus, an Antiochene: 400 A.D.". (Montpellier)
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Greek
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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidations.
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"Temethus, an Antiochene: 400 A.D." >Α255
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Roussel, Louis. “Letter by L. Roussel to Cavafy”. Letter, 06.12.1925. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0093 (694), 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-SF003-0093.
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- Roussel, Louis (Authority)
- Roussel, Louis (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)