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- 3/11/1898 (Creation)
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34 x 21 cm
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Handwritten text by Cavafy on both sides of a ruled sheet. Use of English words. Extensive footnote on the first page. The poet comments on the English translation of the poem "Absence" by his brother, John. Date indication on the verso, below the text.
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Greek
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Writing in ink. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien. Physical item wear: oxidations, holes.
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"If Indeed He Died" >Α171
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Prose text”. Prose text, 03.11.1898. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S03-F11-0003 (1643), 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-S03-F11-0003.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Smith, William (Subject)
- Apollonius of Tyana (Subject)
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Remarks on the English translation of the poem "Absence", which is an early version of the poem "If Indeed He Died".