The Complete Poems of Cavafy : Expanded editon

Cavafy, C.P. (Constantine P)

ISBN 10: 0156198207 / ISBN 13: 9780156198202

Published by Harvest/Harcourt,Brace,Jovanovich, New York, 1976

About this Item

Sixty three newly translated poems have been added to the widely praised edition translated by Rae Dalven with an Introduction by W.H.Auden which was first published in 1961 and at that time was the first complete edition of C.P.Cavafy in English which contained 187 poems , including thirty three early poems of Cavafy which had never before appeared in book form either in English or in Greek 311p. notes bibliography.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Poems of Cavafy : Expanded editon
• Publisher: Harvest/Harcourt,Brace,Jovanovich, New York
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0156198207
• ISBN 13: 9780156198202
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Illustrator: Trans. Rae Dalven
• Edition: First Thus
• Condition: As New
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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.