Identity area
Reference code
GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S03-F11
Title
Working notes
Date(s)
- 1898-1928 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
105 items
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Scope and content
Handwritten notes by Cavafy on papers of various sizes. The content of the notes is varied. They are comments by the poet on translations made by friends of his, quotes from publications and printed media, references to literary works, notes on the composition of poems or texts etc. Thirteen of the items are dated.
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The notes are written in Greek, English and French.
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Note
Cavafy, C. P.. “Working notes”. File, 1898-1928. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S03-F11, 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://cavafy.onassis.org/object/u-500.