Konstantinos P. Cavafy
Also known as Constantine kavafy, C. P. Cavafis, Constantin Cavafy, K. P. Kavaphēs, K. P. Kavafis, C. P. Cavafy, Konstantine Kavafy, Constantinos Cavafis
Greek-Egyptian poet and journalist (1863–1933)
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Konstantinos P. Cavafy was a Greek-Egyptian poet and journalist who lived from 1863 to 1933 and is recognized as one of the most important voices in modern Greek literature. His work, which often explored themes of history, desire, and memory with a distinctive modern sensibility, has had lasting influence on poetry and continues to be widely read and studied today.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1863
- Died
- 1933
- Works
- 265
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5 total works indexed
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Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Πέτρου Καβάφης [ka'vafis]; 29 April (OS 17 April), 1863 – 29 April 1933), known, especially in English, as Constantine P. Cavafy and often published as C. P. Cavafy (/kɑːˈvɑːfi/), was a Greek poet, journalist, and civil servant from Alexandria. A major figure of modern Greek literature, he is sometimes considered the most distinguished Greek poet of the 20th century. His works and consciously individual style earned him a place among the most important contributors not only to Greek poetry, but to Western poetry as a whole.
Cavafy's poetic canon consists of 154 poems, with dozens more that remained incomplete or in sketch form were not published until much later. He consistently refused to publish his work in books, preferring to share it through local newspapers and magazines, or even print it himself on broadsheets and give it away to anyone who might be interested. His most important poems were written after his fortieth birthday and published two years after his death.