Kampos: Cambridge Papers in Modern Greek, Issues 7-8Modern Greek Section, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge, 2000 |
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... poem . *** In turning to the third poem , " Anna Dalassena ” , we again move both forwards and backwards : forwards in Cavafy's career ( the poem was published in 1927 ) , back in history , to 1081 , to the beginning of the main period ...
... poem . *** In turning to the third poem , " Anna Dalassena ” , we again move both forwards and backwards : forwards in Cavafy's career ( the poem was published in 1927 ) , back in history , to 1081 , to the beginning of the main period ...
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... poem " Atlantis " .27 The poem sets out just like its Cavafian model : " Being set on the idea / Of getting to Atlantis ... " , and it loses no opportunity in making its first land- ing , at the start of stanza 2 , at a distinctively ...
... poem " Atlantis " .27 The poem sets out just like its Cavafian model : " Being set on the idea / Of getting to Atlantis ... " , and it loses no opportunity in making its first land- ing , at the start of stanza 2 , at a distinctively ...
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... poetic fruits are of the feeblest . One poem from 1992 is given the title , " Waiting for the Communists " and subtitled ( just in case we didn't catch the reference ) " after Cavafy's ' Waiting for the Barbarians " " . The poem tracks ...
... poetic fruits are of the feeblest . One poem from 1992 is given the title , " Waiting for the Communists " and subtitled ( just in case we didn't catch the reference ) " after Cavafy's ' Waiting for the Barbarians " " . The poem tracks ...
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an exclusive slogan or a universal | 1 |
Hellenic identity | 25 |
Byzantine historian? | 45 |
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