Constantine P. Cavafy was a Greek poet who lived in Alexandria and worked as a journalist and civil servant. He published poems; dozens more remained incomplete or in sketch form. His most important poetry was written after his fortieth birthday. The most famous poem about Ithaca has been written by the renowned Greek poet Constantine Cavafy and is entitled "Ithaka". There he makes an allusion of the legendary journey of Ulysses to the journey of every man through life and suggests that each person is . ITHACA by Constantine P. Cavafy Cavafy's poem 'Ithaca', written In , is one of his most highly regarded works. The poem evokes Homer's Odyssey in stressing the Estimated Reading Time: 50 secs.
Constantine Peter Cavafy (/ k ə ˈ v ɑː f i /; also known as Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis; Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Π. Καβάφης; April 29 (April 17, OS), - Ap) was a Greek poet, journalist and civil servant from Alexandria. He was also a homosexual whose work, as one translator put it, "holds the historical and the erotic in a single embrace.". Constantine P. Cavafy was a renowned Greek poet, who worked as a civil servant and journalist. He has published more than poems in which the most important ones were written after he turning forty. He started his career as a journalist. He published his first poetry from in the form of broadsheets and [ ]. Ithaca- Constantine P. Cavafy. As you set out for Ithaka. Hope your road is a long one, Full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians, Cyclops, Angry Poseidon—don't be afraid of them: You'll never find things like that on your way. As long as you keep your thoughts raised high, As long as a rare excitement.
‘Ithaka’ is a Greek language poem, written by the Egyptian poet Constantine Peter Cavafy. This piece features Odysseus’s journey to Ithaca, his home island. C. P. Cavafy wrote the poem, ‘Ithaka’ emphasizing the role of Ithaca in Odysseus’ life. C.P. Cavafy is widely considered the most distinguished Greek poet of the 20th century. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt, where his Greek parents had settled in the mids. Cavafy’s father was an importer-exporter whose business responsibilities frequently led him to the port city of. I came across the poem “Ithaka” by Constantine P. Cavafy, through a remarkable collection of poems called “Poems That Make Grown Men Cry”, edited by Anthony and Ben Holden. “Ithaka” is based on Homer’s account of Odysseus’s journey home, and offers profound insight about life in all its complexity, with both the disappointments and the pleasant recollections that become inescapable.
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