Selected Poems by C.P. Cavafy

by C P Cavafy and Constantinos P. Cavafy

Book Overview

C.P. Cavafy (1863-1933) is now considered by many to be the most original and influential Greek poet of this century. The qualities of his poetry that were unfashionable during his lifetime are the very ones that make his work endure: his sparing use of metaphor; his evocation of spoken rhythms and colloquialisms; his use of epigrammatic and dramatic modes; his aesthetic perfectionism; his frank treatment of homosexual themes; his brilliantly alive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691619387
• ISBN13: 9780691619385
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"