Phenomenology and the poetry of Constantin Cavafy (1863–1933) seldom appear in the same sentence, and there are few such approaches to his work in English. Having set out the basis of phenomenology as proposed by Edmund Husserl and interpreted by Maurice Merleau-Ponty, the article calls for critics to acknowledge their phenomenological influences more openly. It then examines early, late, published and suppressed poems and prose by Cavafy. Alongside its restrained and cerebral nature, Cavafy’s work sustains readings that place the body at the centre of experience, feeling and communication. It also notes the limits of this approach, particularly when a subjective history of the body closes it off to the other.

现象学和康斯坦丁·卡瓦菲 (Constantin Cavafy，1863-1933) 的诗歌很少出现在同一个句子中，在他的英语作品中也很少有这样的方法。文章阐述了埃德蒙·胡塞尔提出并由莫里斯·梅洛-庞蒂解释的现象学基础，呼吁批评家更公开​​地承认他们的现象学影响。然后检查卡瓦菲的早期、晚期、出版和压制的诗歌和散文。除了其内敛和理智的性质外，Cavafy 的作品还维持阅读，将身体置于体验、感觉和交流的中心。它还指出了这种方法的局限性，特别是当身体的主观历史将其与另一个关闭时。