Summary The published and unpublished poems of Kavafis in their original form in a edition that includes the following:

Introduction: a thorough and concise discussion centered on the life and work of the poet.

Chronology: a detailed narrative by year covering abundantly the Kavafian "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 the art accompanying the poetic work, so that the reader can form a more complete picture of Kavafis.

Bibliography: a systematic selection of bibliography that includes books, studies, articles, magazine tributes, musical adaptations, and recitations.

Contents - Indexes: a) detailed 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 in other Kavafian texts, d) index of proper names found in the "Introduction", "Chronology", "Interpretative Essay", and the introductory notes of the editor.