The God Abandons Antony
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"The God Abandons Antony" (Greek: Ἀπολείπειν ὁ θεὸς Ἀντώνιον; also translated as "The God Forsakes Antony") is a poem by Constantine P. Cavafy, published in 1911. The poem refers to Plutarch's story of how Antony, besieged in Alexandria by Octavian, heard the sounds of instruments and voices of a procession making its way through the city, then passing out; the god Bacchus (Dionysus), Antony's protector, was deserting him;[1] the poem's title itself is a verbatim quotation from Plutarch's text.[1]
Adaptations
Leonard Cohen freely adapted the poem for his song "Alexandra Leaving" (Ten New Songs, 2001).[2] Whereas Cavafy's theme was based around the city of Alexandria, Cohen's version builds around a woman named Alexandra.
References
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External links
- Poem in Greek and English translation thereof (by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard) at the Official Site of the Cavafy Archive
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