[ilds] Alexandria, Real and Imagined

[Bruce Redwine]

Thanks, James.  I'll keep all this in mind.


Bruce


-----Original Message-----
>From: James Gifford <odos.fanourios at gmail.com>
>Sent: Oct 17, 2007 2:23 PM
>To: Bruce Redwine <bredwine1968 at earthlink.net>, ilds at lists.uvic.ca
>Subject: Re: [ilds] Cavafy - Whose Translation?
>
>Hi Bruce,
>
>I've read Hirst & Silk's _Alexandria: Real & Imagined_, and it is 
>pricey.  I think it's something best accessed through a library, though 
>it does have interesting materials.  The Durrell-related chapters are:
>
>Fahmy, Khaled. "For Cavafy, With Love and Squalor: Some Critical Notes 
>on the History and Historiography of Modern Alexandria." pp. 263-280.
>
>Kararah, Azza. "Egyptian Literary Images of Alexandria." pp. 307-321.
>
>Roessel, David. "A Passage Through Alexandria: The City in the Writing 
>of Durrell and Forster." pp. 323-335.
>
>Mabro, Robert. "Alexandria 1860-1960: The Cosmopolitan Identity." pp. 
>247-262
>
>To my mind, they do not always endorse the Philhellenic perspective, but 
>they challenges they present are provocative and significant.
>
>Best,
>James