Item 0012 (506) - Draft of a text by C. P. Cavafy

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GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S02-F05-0012 (506)

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Draft of a text by C. P. Cavafy

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  • n.d. (Creation)

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41.9 x 43.3 cm

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Handwritten draft of an article on all sides of a double sheet notepaper with affixed addition. Reference to the journal Lanterne Sourde and to the initiative to approach the literary production of Egypt and the Western world. Commentary on the potential contribution of Greeks in Egypt to this effort. Cancellations and emendations.

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      Greek

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      Double sheet notepaper; affixed addition of plain paper. Pencil and black ink. Watermark: Aerobank JRF. Physical item wear: oxidations in one sheet.

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      [On the intellectual approach between Egypt and the West] >Α733

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft of a text by C. P. Cavafy”. Publication (draft), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S02-F05-0012 (506), 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-S02-F05-0012.

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      F61_Φ27-31

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          Archivist's note

          Although the manuscript itself is not dated, one may note that the Lanterne Sourde was published in the period 1921-1931. See also Hala Halim, Alexandrian Cosmopolitanism: An Archive (Fordham University Press, New York 2013, p. 115), where it is estimated that the text dates to 1928.

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