The Collected Poems of C. P. Cavafy: A New Translation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393328998)

C. P. Cavafy (1863-1933) has written some of the most powerful poems in history. His work uncannily translates history, the record of the many, into an individual personal document. Though Cavafy is wickedly satirical, many of his poems are located in a landscape of intimacy. Drawing on the spectrum of ancient Greek poetic tradition, his poetry is still internal, whether his speaker is a spoiled rich boy who plans to enter politics or a poor, ostracized, pure and beautiful young man destroyed by poverty and priggish social mores.

In these glimmering and lyrical translations, with an introduction and scholarly endnotes cowritten with Willis Barnstone, Aliki Barnstone has been faithful to the original Greek, capturing both Cavafy's song and his vernacular in ways neglected in previous translations. Paying close attention to tone and diction, she has employed her well-tuned poet's ear, making Cavafy's verse breathe new music in English.

Author: C. P. Cavafy
ISBN-10: 0393328996
ISBN-13: 9780393328998
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2007
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 04/01/2007 pg. 24