{"product_id":"the-collected-poems-of-c-p-cavafy-a-new-translation-9780393328998","title":"The Collected Poems of C. P. Cavafy: A New Translation","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnstone, Aliki:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAliki Barnstone\u003c\/strong\u003e's translations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTriQuarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. An editor and critic, she lives in Las Vegas and teaches at UNLV.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50324018233618,"sku":"9780393328998","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3ad45afa-d5df-4d6d-bb86-cf675e46b27c.jpg?v=1727664416","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-collected-poems-of-c-p-cavafy-a-new-translation-9780393328998","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}