Around 130 letters to Papastavrou, found in books from his library, including translations of Greek poems, drafts of book reviews, and profiles of authors, mostly in Greek. Each letter is annotated with the details of the book in which it was found. The authors include Manto Aravantinou, Marios Bainos, Constantine Petrou Cavafy (Konstantinos Petrou Kavaphes), Helene Cohen, Rae Dalven, Ioannes Theophanous Kakrides, N. Kazanzakis, Helle I. Lampride, John Murray, Alexandros Anastasios Pallis (1883- ), Lena Pappa, Panteles Prevelakis, Donald Robertson, Rodes (Kanakaris-)Rouphos (1924-72), Takes Sinopoulos, Kostas Tachtses, Constantine Athanasius Trypanis, Ioanna Tsatsou, Strates Tsirkas (pseud.), and Nanos Valaoritis.
Stavros John Papastavrou: Letters to him
This material is held atCambridge University Library
- Reference
- GB 12 MS Add.8967
- Dates of Creation
- 1938-1975
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English , Greek, Modern (1453-) .
- Physical Description
- 1 envelope(s) 1 envelope
Scope and Content
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Found in books purchased by Library, 1993
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