Poetry C.P. Cavafy

The meaning of Cavafy's poetics is deeply existential, as it highlights the tragic nature of man, the tragic essence of human existence, a reason why the appeal of Cavafy's poetry to contemporary man, the modern and postmodern man of the 20th and 21st centuries, could be sought. Themes that concern Cavafy within the same existential framework include the confinement of man, the loneliness of the individual which demonstrates the depth of his tragedy, and the concept of the irreversible and the unavoidable that defines human presence in the world.