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Selected Poems (Penguin Classics)
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Author: Constantine P. Cavafy
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Selected Poems (Penguin Classics) Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 889.132
EAN: 9780141185613
ISBN: 0141185619
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2008-06-24
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Studio: Penguin Classics
Dewey Decimal Number: 889.132
EAN: 9780141185613
ISBN: 0141185619
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2008-06-24
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Studio: Penguin Classics
Editorial Review of Selected Poems (Penguin Classics)
The spellbinding verse of one of the most distinctive poetic voices of the twentieth century
Although the Greek poet Constantine Cavafy died in obscurity, today he is regarded as one of the most original of twentieth-century poets. Whether conjuring moments from Alexandria’s ancient past, lyrically evoking homosexual trysts, or painting exquisite miniatures of everyday life, his poems exude a striking inventiveness and staggering beauty, qualities that are preserved here in Avi Sharon’s sensitive translations.
Although the Greek poet Constantine Cavafy died in obscurity, today he is regarded as one of the most original of twentieth-century poets. Whether conjuring moments from Alexandria’s ancient past, lyrically evoking homosexual trysts, or painting exquisite miniatures of everyday life, his poems exude a striking inventiveness and staggering beauty, qualities that are preserved here in Avi Sharon’s sensitive translations.
Customer Reviews of Selected Poems (Penguin Classics)
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Review Summary: Timeless Verse
Review: I really like these poems, although they are classics they hold a very modern conversational quality to them.
Review Summary: Timeless Verse
Review: I really like these poems, although they are classics they hold a very modern conversational quality to them.