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- 1918-1934 (Creation)
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The file contains texts written by Alekos and Rica Singopoulo regarding Cavafy. These texts investigate both his poetic work and his personality, while some refer to his family history. The material includes the text of a lecture by Singopoulo on the work of seven Greek poets (including Cavafy), a text with Singopoulo's comments on poems by Cavafy, the text "Le poète C. P. Cavafy" by Rica Singopoulo, drafts of a biography of the poet by her etc. Most texts are handwritten, while there is also the printed text of a lecture by Polys Modinos and Alekos Singopoulo on Cavafy's poetic work (1918). Four of the items are dated.
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The texts are written primarily in Greek and secondarily in French.
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Cavafy Archive. “Texts and other documents by Alekos and Rica Singopoulo regarding Cavafy”. File, 1918-1934. GR-OF CA SING-S01-F01, Onassis Foundation Alekos & Rica Singopoulo 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-u-128.