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What are the major characteristics of the poetry of Constantine P. Cavafy?

A major characteristic of Cavafy which does *not* come across in the most popular translation (Sherrard & Keeley’s) is the linguistic eclectisism, which adds to the overall feeling of restraint and…


How much writing from ancient Greece is preserved? Is it a finite amount that someone could potentially read?

For instance, is there an index or list of the complete books, plays, speeches, poems etc that survive? How much has been discovered in recent