The Collected Poems

by Constantinos P. Cavafy

"A Greek gentleman in a straw hat, standing absolutely motionless at a slight angle to the universe." E. M. Forster's famous description of C. P. Cavafy--the most widely known and best loved modern Greek poet--perfectly captures the unique perspective Cavafy brought to bear on history and geography, sexuality and language. Cavafy wrote about people on the periphery, whose religious, ethnic and cultural identities are blurred, and he was one of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199555958
• ISBN13: 9780199555956
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 7.8"