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42.5 x 34 cm
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Handwritten English translation of the poems "Thermopylae" ("The[rmopylae]") and "Che fece... il gran rifiuto" on the first page of a bifolio. The English translation of the poem "The Horses of Achilles" on the third page. The second and fourth pages are blank. Extensive use of abbreviations. All translations have been written down by Cavafy.
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English
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Writing in ink. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien. Physical item wear: oxidation caused by metal paperclip.
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"Thermopylae" >Α19
"Che fece... il gran rifiuto" >Α67
"The Horses of Achilles" >Α54
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Cavafy, John Constantine. “The.”. Poem (translation), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S04-F12-SF001-0016 (786), 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-S04-F12-SF001-0016.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Literary and other characters » Ephialtes ^(H)
- Works by C. P. Cavafy in translation » "Thermopylae"
- Works by C. P. Cavafy in translation » "The horses of Achilles"
- Works by C. P. Cavafy » "Thermopylae"
- Works by C. P. Cavafy » "Che fece… il gran rifiuto"
- Works by C. P. Cavafy » "The Horses of Achilles"
- Poem (translation)
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Cavafy, John Constantine (Subject)