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Author:

Cavafy, Constantine, 1863-1933.

Title:

C.P. Cavafy : selected poems / translated by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press,

Copyright Date:

2017?

Description:

1 volume (various pagings) (ix, 97 pages) ; 24 cm

Subject:

Cavafy, Constantine,--1863-1933--Translations into English.
Cavafy, Constantine,--1863-1933.
Greek poetry, Modern--Translations into English.
Poetry.
Homosexuality--Poetry.
Poésie.
Homosexualité--Poésie.
poetry.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Poetry.
Poetry.
Homosexuality.
Greek poetry, Modern.
Poetry.
Translations.

Other Authors:

Keeley, Edmund, translator.
Sherrard, Philip, translator.
Keeley, Edmund.
Sherrard, Philip.

Other Titles:

Poems. Selections. English. 1972

Notes:

Undated digital reprint (print on demand).

Contents:

The Poems ; Manuel Komninos ; A Great Procession of Priests and Laymen ; Notes ; Biographical Note ; Bibliographical Note.

Summary:

C.P. Cavafy (1863-1933) is now considered by many to be the most original and influential Greek poet of this century. The qualities of his poetry that were unfashionable during his lifetime are the very ones that make his work endure: his sparing use of metaphor; his evocation of spoken rhythms and colloquialisms; his use of epigrammatic and dramatic modes; his aesthetic perfectionism; his frank treatment of homosexual themes; his brilliantly alive sense of history; and his commitment to Hellenism, coupled with an astute cynicism about politics. The translations in Selected Poems are comple.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

ISBN:

0691619387
9780691619385

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1011518526

Locations:

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)