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Selected Poems by C.P. Cavafy

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Title Selected Poems by C.P. Cavafy
Authors and Contributors      By (author) C. P. Cavafy
Translated by Edmund Keeley
Translated by Philip Sherrard
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780691646282
ClassificationsDewey:889.132
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details
Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

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 dramat