Item 0017 (1016) - "The Battle of Magnesia"

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GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S04-F12-SF002-0017 (1016)

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"The Battle of Magnesia"

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  • n.d. (Creation)

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27 x 21 cm

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Typewritten English translation of Cavafy's poem "The Battle of Magnesia" by G. Valassopoulo on one side of a sheet; cancellations and emendations, most of which in pencil. Accompanied by a broadsheet of the original poem printed in 1918. Number "22" at top right of the recto has been crossed out and corrected to "9", in ink. The handwritten note "Done" on the verso of the broadsheet. crossed out handwritten notes by Cavafy on the translation of the poem on all sides of two pieces of paper. Numbers "ΙΙ" and "ΙΙΙ" on the second side of the first piece of paper and on the first of the second, respectively.

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      English

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      Writing in ink and pencil. Physical item wear: oxidations caused by metal paperclip.

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      "The Battle of Magnesia" >Α142

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      Valassopoulo, George A.. “The Battle of Magnesia”. Poem (translation), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S04-F12-SF002-0017 (1016), 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-SF002-0017.

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      F100_Φ1-4

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