C.P. Cavafy (1863-1933) is now considered by many to be the most
original and influential Greek poet of this century. The qualities
of his poetry that were unfashionable during his lifetime are the
very ones that make his work endure: his sparing use of metaphor;
his evocation of spoken rhythms and colloquialisms; his use of
epigrammatic and dramatic modes; his aesthetic perfectionism; his
frank treatment of homosexual themes; his brilliantly alive sense
of history; and his commitment to Hellenism, coupled with an astute
cynicism about politics. The translations in Selected Poems are
completely new. Realizing that Cavafy's language is closer to the
spoken idiom than that of other leading Greek poets of his time,
and that earlier translations have failed to capture the immediate,
colloquial qualities of Cavafy's voice, Edmund Keeley and Philip
Sherrard have rendered his most significant and characteristic
poems in a style and rhythm as natural and apt in English as the
poet's is in Greek. Originally published in 1972. The Princeton
Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again
make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
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