{"product_id":"the-collected-poems-of-c-p-cavafy-a-new-translation","title":"The Collected Poems of C. P. Cavafy: A New Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new translation of a poet widely considered one of the most important of the twentieth century. 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 Cavafys song and his vernacular in ways neglected in previous translations. Paying close attention to tone and diction  she has employed her well-tuned poets ear  making Cavafys verse breathe new music in English.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44956776988725,"sku":"ByrdShop_0393061426","price":23.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780393061420.jpg?v=1770323007","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-collected-poems-of-c-p-cavafy-a-new-translation","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}