Edited By Artemis Leontis, Lauren Talalay, & Keith Taylor, with English translations of Cavafy's poems by Edmund Keeley, Philip Sherrard, Ray Dalven, Theoharis C. Theoharis, and John Chioles.
Cavafy's life and poetry with essay responses by distinguished readers to forty five of his poems. Greek and English parallel text. Illustrated in sepia tones with reproductions of family photographs, scenes of contemporary Alexandria, doucuments and artifacts. A wonderful compilation that is many things: symposium, paean, tribute, album, sourcebook, if not indispensible companion to the greatest modern Greek poet.
Contibutors include: Alexandra Charitatou, Yiorgos Chouliaris, Stathis Gourgouris, Rachel Hadas, Dimitris Dimiroulis, David Halperin, Dimitris Kalokyris, Edmund Keeley, Vassilis Lambropoulos, Artemis Leontis, Alexander Nehamas, Nicholas Samaras, Eleni Sikelianos, Mimis Souliotis, William V. Spanos, Lauren E. Talalay, Nanos Valaoritis, and Anne Waldman.
This work is the result of a collaboration between the Kelsey Museum and two archives in Athens -The Center for Neo-Hellenic Studies (S.N.H.) and the Hellenic Literary and Historical Archives (E.L.I.A.). S.N.H. is located on Mourouzi Street across from the National Garden, home of the Cavafy Library and Archive.
Designed by Fanis Zervas and printed by Pelti in Athens on 150 gram Velvet for The Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive. Hardcover. Oblong quarto: 10.75 inches X 9.25 inches [27 cms X 23.5 cms] Illustrated paper covered boards. 148 pages.
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