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- Title
'Missing dates': the 'Mερες;' poems of C. P. Cavafy.
- Authors
Ekdawi, Sarah
- Abstract
In this article, the five poems with the word 'Mερες;' in their titles are discussed, and possible explanations for the dates in the titles suggested. The poems were written and revised between 1909 and 1932, but it is argued here that their initial composition dates are closer together than previously thought. The article examines revisions to the five poems; their positions, where applicable, in Cavafy's thematic collections, and the dates in their titles in relation to events in the poet's life and other writings from the same period. A history of composition and publication, including an account of all extant published revisions, is provided and the implications of this kind of bibliographical and biographical approach are discussed.
- Subjects
CAVAFY, Constantine, 1863-1933; MODERN Greek poetry; POETRY writing; COMPOSITION (Language arts); MODERN Greek poets; LITERARY criticism; POETRY (Literary form)
- Publication
Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies, 2011, Vol 35, Issue 1, p70
- ISSN
0307-0131
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1179/030701311X12906801091638