Le poesie. Testo greco a fronte

This is worthwhile. It seems so right that a prominent classicist should have translated Cavafy, whose poems range from paeans to same-sex pleasure--rivaling those of Catullus--to exquisitely rich poems set in a range of ancient Greek and Roman historical contexts. Now, ninety percent of this would

One Night The room was threadbare and tawdry, hidden above that suspect restaurant. From the window you could see the alley, which was filthy and narrow. From below came the voices of some laborers who were playing cards and having a carouse. And there, in that common, vulgar bed I had the body of love, I h Leggi tutto

Πως μπορούμε εμείς οι μικροί να σχολιάσουμε τους τεράστιους δασκάλους μας? Μόνο ταπεινά και με σεβασμό μέσα από τα λόγια τους μπορούμε να αναφερθούμε σε αυτούς. "Την εμορφιά έτσι πολύ ατένισα, που πλήρης είναι αυτής η όρασίς μου." Leggi tutto

Come back and take hold of me, beloved feeling come back and take hold of me, when the memory of the body reawakens, and old longing once more passes through the blood; when the lips and skin remember, and the hands feel like they’re touching once again. Come back often and take

وإن لم تستطع تشكيل حياتك كما تريد فحاول - على الأقل - بقدر ما تستطيع ألا تبتذلها / تحية كبيرة لترجمة رفعت سلام