Item 0035 (1035) - "Young men of Sidon (A.D. 400)"

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GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S04-F12-SF002-0035 (1035)

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"Young men of Sidon (A.D. 400)"

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  • n.d. (Creation)

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32 x 24.5 cm

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Name of creator

Valassopoulo, G.

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Cavafy, C. P.

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Onassis Foundation

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Handwritten English translation of the poem "Young Men of Sidon (400 A.D.)" by G. Valassopoulo on both sides of a sheet; handwritten cancellations, emendations and notes by Cavafy. Copy of Valassopoulo's translation by Cavafy on both sides of a sheet with entered corrections. Handwritten note with part of the same poem in English, written by Cavafy on the verso of a broadsheet with the original poem, printed in 1923. Handwritten notes by Cavafy and quotes from historical editions in English and French, on the verso of a printed broadsheet with the poem "Very Rarely" as well as on three pages of a double sheet notepaper.

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      English

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      Writing in ink and pencil. Physical item wear: oxidations; holes.

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      "Young Men of Sidon (400 A.D.)" >Α171

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      Valassopoulo, George A.. “Young men of Sidon (A.D. 400)”. Poem (translation), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S04-F12-SF002-0035 (1035), 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-S04-F12-SF002-0035.

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      F101_Φ1-7

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