On Cavafean Irony and the Elusive 'Wholeness'

Authors

  • Anthony Dracopoulos

Abstract

Irony has arguably been regarded as one of the pivotal characteristics of Cavafy's poetics, a distinguishing feature of the poet's personal style, tone of voice and choice of language. 1 Despite the general consensus regarding the determining role of irony in Cavafy's work, critical approaches to the issue are diverse, reflecting each critic's point of view and interpretative approach. Vagenas, for example, argues that the function of irony m Cavafy's work is to convey emotion.

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Published

2013-02-08