Κωνσταντίνος Π. Καβάφης / Constantine P. Cavafy. Το Ποιητικό Αλφάβητο / The Poetic Alphabet [with the title also in 10 other languages]. Selection and introductory study: Liviu Franga. Epilogue: Jacques Bouchard. Edition in 12 languages under the care of Elena Lazăr and Liviu Franga. Foreword by H. E. Andreas Zaimis and Professor Emmanouel Yannakoudakis. Sponsor's greeting: Ekaterini Sofianou. Volume illustrated with works by painter Gheorghe I. Anghel. Modern Greek Literature Library. Bucharest: Omonia Publishing House, 2017. 458 p. [Illustrations (black and white, and colour)].

ISBN 6068916006; 9786068916002

Includes: Liviu Franga, “A Poet for Eternity”. I. “Cavafy: History and Love’s Shades”. II. “Translating Cavafy”. III. Conclusion (pp. xi-xxxiv). The editors, “Note on the Edition” (pp. xxxv-xxxvii). “Cavafic Editions” (pp. xxxviii-xxxix). Translators for English: Rae Dalven; Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (p. xli).

Α. «Κεριά» (in Cavafy’s handwriting and in print) / “Candles”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 3-9). Β. «Τα παράθυρα» / “The Windows”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 21-37). Γ. «Περιμένοντας τους βαρβάρους» / “Waiting for the Barbarians”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 39-48). Δ. «Φωνές» / “Voices”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 69-75). Ε. «Επιθυμίες» / “Desires”, tr. Rae Dalven (pp. 87-93). Ζ. «Μονοτονία» (in Cavafy’s handwriting and in print) / “Monotony”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 105-111). Η. «Τα βήματα» / “The Footsteps”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 123-129). Θ. «Τελειωμένα» / “Things Ended”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 141-147). Ι. «Ιωνικόν» / “Ionic”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 159-165). Κ. «Επέστρεφε» (in Cavafy’s handwriting and in print) / “Come Back”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 177-183). Λ. «Επήγα» / “I Went”, tr. Rae Dalven (pp. 195-201). Μ. «Μακρυά» / “Far off”, tr. Rae Dalven (pp. 213-219). Ν. «Σοφοί δε προσιόντων» / “But the Wise Perceive Things About to Happen”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 233-239). Ξ. «Ομνύει» / “He Swears”, tr. Rae Dalven (pp. 251-257). Ο. «Όταν διεγείρονται» / “When They Come Alive”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 269-275). Π. «Ενώπιον του αγάλματος του Ενδυμίωνος» / “Before the Statue of Endymion”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 287-293). Ρ. «Εν πόλει της Οσροηνής» / “In a Town of Osroene”, tr. Rae Dalven (pp. 305-311). Σ. «Ηδονή» / “To Sensual Pleasure”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 323-329). Τ. «Έτσι πολύ ατένισα» / “I’ve Looked so Much”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 341-347). Υ. «Μέρες του 1903» / “Days of 1903”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 359-365). Φ. «Η διορία του Νέρωνος» / “Nero’s Deadline”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 377-383). Χ. «Για νάρθουν» / “To Call Up the Shades”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 395-401). Ψ. «Μελαγχολία του Ιάσωνος Κλέανδρου· ποιητού εν Κομμαγηνή, 595 Μ.Χ.» / “Melancholy of Jason Kleander, Poet in Kommagini, A.D. 595”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 413-419). Ω. «Εκόμισα εις την Τέχνη» / “I’ve Brought to Art”, trs. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (pp. 431-437).

Jacques Bouchard, “Epilogue” (pp. 449-450).