The Complete Poems of Cavafy

Dalven, Rae (translated by)

ISBN 10: 0156198207 / ISBN 13: 9780156198202

Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1976

About this Item

Covers show wear; 2" tear on middle of front cover; spine surface shows wear; previous owner's name inked on half title page. ; Introduction by W. H. Auden. ; 5 1/4 x 8"; 310 pages.

Seller Inventory # 112052

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Poems of Cavafy
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0156198207
• ISBN 13: 9780156198202
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Expanded.
• Condition: Very Good-

About this title

Synopsis

Cavafy, the foremost modern Greek poet, is a master at presenting a scene, an intense feeling, or an idea in direct, unornamented verse. Many of the poems are openly homosexual. Sixty-three newly translated poems have been added to the widely praised edition which includes the classic poem “Ithaca.” Introduction by W. H. Auden. Translated by Rae Dalven.

About the Author

C. P. Cavafy (1863-1933) was born of Greek parents in Alexandria, Egypt, where he lived for most of his life and where he died. He is considered by many to be the greatest modern Greek poet.