C. P. Cavafy,
Archive published 2019 via Onassis Foundation Cavafy Archive
Handwritten drafts of poems on both sides of a ruled sheet and on one side of part of a second sheet. The poem Epitaph on the recto of the first sheet. The title has been written by Cavafy, the poem by another person. Emendations by the poet in some of the verses. Note at top right, date (June 1893) at bottom right, both by Cavafy. The poem Good and Bad Weather on the verso of the same sheet; the handwriting is not Cavafy's.
Fragment of a poem has been crossed out on one side of part of sheet; the handwriting is not Cavafy's. Part of the poem Nous n’osons plus chanter les roses on the other side. The title has been written by Cavafy, but the text of the poem has been written by a different person. The verso was originally pasted on the verso of the first sheet (and thus