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- 7/5/1905 (Creation)
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25.5 x 21.3 cm
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Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to Kimon Michailidis. References to the poem "Waiting for the Barbarians", enclosed in the letter in two copies so as to be published in the journal Panathinaia. Cancellations and emendations, abbreviations.
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Greek
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Notepaper. Pencil. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien. Physical item wear: oxidations; small holes in the centre of the sheet.
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"Waiting for the Barbarians" >Α84
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by C. P. Cavafy to Kimon Michailidis”. Letter (draft), 07.05.1905. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0010 (493), 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-F17-SF003-0010.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Michailidis, Kimon (Subject)