false 604117 5 <p>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. About the first edition: "The best [English version] we are likely to see for some time."--James Merrill, <i>The New York Review of Books</i> "[Keeley and Sherrard] have managed the miracle of capturing this elusive, inimitable, unforgettable voice. It is the most haunting voice I know in modern poetry."--Walter Kaiser, <i>The New Republic</i></p> 86912 1992 C. P. Cavafy: Collected Poems total:172|5:101|4:39|3:27|2:5|1:0| 172 752 239 21 5 2 false false Thu Jun 11 13:48:40 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 13:55:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Jun 20 16:56:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 21:33:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 02:58:03 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 03:19:52 -0700 2009
Thirty years ago I acquired the translation by Keeley & Sherrard, who were friends of the great Cavafy scholar George Seferis . . . at that time, Cavafy was one of those forbidden pleasures like the PARIS AND NEW YORK DIARIES OF NED ROREM, and OUR LADY OF FLOWER...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 06:11:13 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 10:06:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jun 19 11:57:05 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 12:03:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 22:11:14 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 22:25:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986 Wed Jul 11 19:28:48 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 19:39:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 22:47:54 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 05 11:23:00 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 30 08:46:50 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 19:34:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 13 08:26:05 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 08:27:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 23 15:42:35 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 14:37:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 27 07:27:01 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 07:27:22 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 02:22:33 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 21:46:37 -0700 2008 frisson of sodomy. Even there, Cavafy manages to depict a mixture of guilt and compulsion, unlike our modern "queer" poets who try to turn their compulsions into a noble cause.

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