Complete Poems of Cavafy: Expanded Edition (Expanded) Expanded Edition Contributor(s): Cavafy, C. P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156198207 ISBN-13: 9780156198202 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1976 Annotation: 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. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General - Poetry | Lgbt |
Dewey: 889.132 |
LCCN: 76022804 |
Series: Harvest Book |
Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.34" W x 8" (0.73 lbs) 336 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cavafy, C. P.: - 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. |