Item 0004 (1907) - Letter by Cavafy to M. Vaianos

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GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F32-0004 (1907)

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Letter by Cavafy to M. Vaianos

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  • 14/4/1925 (Creation)

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23.5 x 31.5 cm

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Name of creator

Cavafy, C. P.

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Onassis Foundation

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Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Marios Vaianos on the first three pages of a bifolio. The last page is blank. The sender informs about the despatch of poetry collections of his. Positive comments on Theotoki's work. Accompanied by envelope with Vaianos' address in Athens. (Alexandria)

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      Greek

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      Writing in ink. Physical item wear: small hole. Discolouration on the last page caused by the affixation of the envelope on the document; the item used to be framed and exposed to natural light.

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “Letter by Cavafy to M. Vaianos”. Letter, 14.04.1925. GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F32-0004 (1907), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds (Post-2012 Acquisitions). From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF03-F32-0004.

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          Cavafy refers applaudingly to "O katadikos" by Konstantinos Theotokis. Reference to literary characters of the work, such as Margarita, Tourkogiannos and Arathymos.

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