The Collected Poems of C. P. Cavafy

In these glimmering and lyrical translations with an introduction and scholarly endnotes co-written 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.