description: C. P. Cavafy (1863–1933) lived in relative obscurity in Alexandria, and a collected edition of his poems was not published until after his death. Now, however, he is regarded as the most important figure in twentieth-century Greek poetry, and his poems are considered among the most powerful in modern European literature. Here is an extensively revised edition of the acclaimed translations of Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard, which capture Cavafy's mixture of formal and idiomatic use of language and preserve the immediacy of his frank treatment of homosexual themes, his brilliant re-creation of history, and his astute political ironies. The resetting of the entire edition has permitted the translators to review each poem and to make alterations where appropriate. George Savidis has revised the notes according to his latest edition of the Greek text.
language: English
title: C.P. Cavafy: Collected Poems. - Revised Edition
titlecomplete: C.P. Cavafy: Collected Poems. - Revised Edition (The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation, 37)
genres: 20th Century, Greece, LGBT, Queer, Poetry, Literature, Classics, Egypt, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 4216
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Poetry
publisher: Princeton University Press