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Few places have shaped as many sensibilities as the exotic, mythical city of Alexandria. Jane Lagoudis Pinchin's gracefully written book describes the profound influence exerted by the spirit of Alexandria and the Alexandrian poet, C. P Cavafy, on F,. M. Forster and Lawrence Durrell. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses



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*Frontmatter, pg. i*Table of Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*List of Abbreviations, pg. xi*CHAPTER 1. THE CITY, pg. 1*CHAPTER 2. CAVAFY'S CAPITAL OF MEMORY, pg. 34*CHAPTER 3. THE BRIDGE: E. M. FORSTER IN ALEXANDRIA, pg. 82*CHAPTER 4. DURRELL AND A MASTERPIECE OF SIZE, pg. 159*APPENDIX A. CAVAFY AND HIS ENGLISH TRANSLATORS, pg. 209*APPENDIX B. THE CHRONOLOGY OF A PASSAGE TO INDIA, pg. 223*SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 227*INDEX, pg. 239

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691616599, 978-0691616599
      ISBN10: 0691616590
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      Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Few places have shaped as many sensibilities as the exotic, mythical city of Alexandria. Jane Lagoudis Pinchin's gracefully written book describes the profound influence exerted by the spirit of Alexandria and the Alexandrian poet, C. P Cavafy, on F,. M. Forster and Lawrence Durrell. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Table of Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*List of Abbreviations, pg. xi*CHAPTER 1. THE CITY, pg. 1*CHAPTER 2. CAVAFY'S CAPITAL OF MEMORY, pg. 34*CHAPTER 3. THE BRIDGE: E. M. FORSTER IN ALEXANDRIA, pg. 82*CHAPTER 4. DURRELL AND A MASTERPIECE OF SIZE, pg. 159*APPENDIX A. CAVAFY AND HIS ENGLISH TRANSLATORS, pg. 209*APPENDIX B. THE CHRONOLOGY OF A PASSAGE TO INDIA, pg. 223*SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 227*INDEX, pg. 239

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