idoni - the sense scape of Cavafy

Idoni was a word Cavafy frequently used in establishing his personal landscape and is usually translated as "sensual pleasure".


From all I did and all I said let no one try to find out who I was. An obstacle was there that changed the pattern of my actions and the manner of my life. An obstacle was often there to stop me when I'd begin to speak. From my most unnoticed actions, my most veiled writing - from these alone will I be understood. But maybe it isn't worth so much concern, so much effort to discover who I really am. Later, in a more perfect society, someone else made just like me is certain to appear and act freely. --- hidden things, Cavafy		*C. P. Cavafy* (1863-1933) lived in relative obscurity in Alexandria and a collection of his poems was not published until after his death. His importance went relatively unrecognized before his death for exactly those reasons that have now established him as perhaps the most original and influential Greek poet of this century .
	His almost prosaic frugality in the use of figures and metaphors; his constant evocation of spoken rhythms and colloquialisms; his often esoteric but brilliantly alive sense of history; his aesthetic perfectionism; and his frank, avant-garde treatment of homosexual themes. While Cavafy's more well-known works such as The City, Ithacka, The Satrapy are undeniably poignant and brillant; it is his homoerotic poetry that are perhaps his most heartfelt.

Requirements for IDONI (Translated from Greek)

This site can always be accessed by using http://idoni.tripod.com . For more Cavafy poetry, you might want to take a look at the Neo-Hellenistic centre, Ithaca - A tribute, or at Constatine P. Cavafy poetry.