Item 0039 (236) - "The Retinue of Dionysus"

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GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S03-F11-0039 (236)

Title

"The Retinue of Dionysus"

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  • n.d. (Creation)

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34 x 42.5 cm

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Name of creator

Cavafy, C. P.

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Onassis Foundation

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Handwritten notes on the poem "The Retinue of Dionysus" on the first two pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper. The other two pages are blank. The poem title on the first page; comment on the importance of punctuation in avoiding hiatus and noting metrics at top left. Bibliographical reference in the second page.

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      Greek

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      Writing in ink. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien. Physical item wear: oxidations.

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      "The Retinue of Dionysus" >Α93

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “The Retinue of Dionysus”. Notes (handwritten), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S03-F11-0039 (236), 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-F11-0039.

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      F27_φ21-22

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          Archivist's note

          There are references to folk songs as well as to Greek and foreign writers.

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