C. P. Cavafy, one of the greatest modern Greek poets, lived in Alexandria for all but a few of his seventy years. Alexandria became, for Cavafy, a central poetic metaphor and eventually a myth encompassing the entire Greek world. In this, the first full-length critical work on Cavafy in English, Keeley describes Cavafy's literary progress and aesthetic development in the making of that myth.
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C. P. Cavafy, one of the greatest modern Greek poets, lived in Alexandria for all but a few of his seventy years. Alexandria became, for Cavafy, a central poetic metaphor and eventually a myth encompassing the entire Greek world. In this, the first full-length critical work on Cavafy in English, Keeley describes Cavafy's literary progress and aesthetic development in the making of that myth.
Imprint | Princeton University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Princeton Modern Greek Studies |
Release date | December 1995 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | December 1995 |
Authors | Edmund Keeley |
Dimensions | 254 x 197 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 208 |
Edition | Revised edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-04498-9 |
Barcode | 9780691044989 |
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LSN | 0-691-04498-8 |