Summary The published and unpublished poems of Cavafy in their original form in an edition that additionally contains the following: Introduction: an extensive and comprehensive discussion centered on the life and work of the poet. Timeline: a detailed year-by-year narrative that abundantly covers Cavafy's "works and days." Comments: each poem is accompanied by factual and lexical commentary on the same page to facilitate reading. Appendix: translations, literary prose, and notes on art that accompany the poetic work, so that the reader can form a more complete picture of Cavafy. Bibliography: a systematic selection of bibliography that includes books, studies, articles, magazine tributes, musical compositions, and recitations. Contents - Indexes: a) extensive contents indicating the year of publication or writing of each work, b) alphabetical index of all poems, c) index of all proper names found in the poems and other Cavafy texts, d) index of proper names found in the "Introduction," "Timeline," "Interpretative Essay," and the editor's introductory notes.