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Cavafy: Poems by Cp Cavafy

The Alexandrian Greek poet Constantine Cavafy (1863-1933) is a towering figure of twentieth-century literature. No modern poet brought so vividly to life the history and culture of Mediterranean antiquity; no writer dared break, with such taut energy, the taboos of his time surrounding homoerotic desire.

In this edition, award-winning translator and editor Daniel Mendelsohn has made a selection of the poet's best-loved works, including such favorites as Waiting for the Barbarians, Ithaca, and The God Abandons Antony. Accompanied by Mendelsohn's explanatory notes, the poems collected here cover the vast sweep of Hellenic civilization, from the Trojan War through Cavafy's own lifetime. Whether advising Odysseus as he returns home to Ithaca or portraying a doomed Marc Antony on the eve of his death, Cavafy's poems make the historic profoundly and movingly personal.
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ISBN 13 9780375712425
ISBN 10 0375712429
Title Cavafy: Poems
Author C P Cavafy
Series Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 2014-03-11
Number of pages 240
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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