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f ig u r e s 1. Etching by Ahmad Mursi inspired by C. P. Cavafy’s poetry, particularly “The City.” 106 2. Al-Busiri Mosque, in the foreground, and Abu al-‘Abbas al-Mursi Mosque in the background, Alexandria. 150 3. Interior of al-Busiri Mosque, with “al-Burda” inscribed on a frieze, and detail showing verses from “al-Burda.” 151 4. Mohamed El-Adl, visiting card. 168 5. Georges (“Ziquet”) de Zogheb in a revue titled “Bal Français” on 22 April 1950 at the San Stefano Hotel in Alexandria. 228 6. Bernard de Zogheb in a dramatic performance in 1949. 229 7. Watercolor of the Shallalat Garden, showing part of the premodern Arab wall, Alexandria, 1997, by Bernard de Zogheb. 230 8. A drawing from Bernard de Zogheb’s 1957 diary. 247 9. An illustration by Bernard de Zogheb for his libretto “Malmulla ou Il Canale,” showing Malmulla and de Lesseps. 263 10. An illustration by Bernard de Zogheb for his libretto “Le Vacanze a Parigi,” showing the two American students, outside Prunier in Paris, being accosted by the prostitute. 265 11. ‘Ali, left, reciting Cavafy’s “The City,” as Firas listens, in Yousry Nasrallah’s al-Madina. 303 12. Recital of Cavafy’s “Ithaca” in Ibrahim El Batout’s Ithaki. 304 ...

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