Scattered off the west coast of mainland Greece are the seven Ionian Islands, celebrated for their spectacular landscapes, olive groves and classical associations. Together with the mountainous mainland region of Epirus, the combined populations of Corfu, Paxos, Lefkas, Ithaca, Kefalonia, Zakynthos and Kythira constitute less than a twentieth of the population of Greece, yet they have made a huge contribution to the culture of the country, before and since becoming part of the Greek state. The unsurpassed beauty of the islands and of the Pindus Mountains has stimulated the imagination of countless writ- ers and artists from Homer to Byron, Edward Lear and the Durrells, Louis de Bernières and Nicholas Gage, as well as scores of nineteenth-century travellers.

Drawing a mosaic portrait of the Ionian Islands and special places of interest in Epirus, Corfu resident Jim Potts focuses on the landscapes, legends, tradi- tions and historical events that have appealed most strongly to the imagina- tions of writers, residents and travellers.

In 1945 the modern country and people of Greece were unknown to many Britons. This book explores the transformation and varying fortunes of Anglo-Greek relations since that time. The focus is on the perceptions and attitudes shown by British and Greek writers, audiences, and organisations. Greece and Britain Since 1945 has contributions from leading academics, journalists, novelists, and public servants. Subjects covered include: literature by Greek writers in English translation; the work of the British Council and international aid agencies; and television series set in Greece.

The 17th volume of Κάμπος has been published. It includes articles by Maria Athanassopoulou on Ritsos, Georgia Farinou-Malamatari on fictional biography, Lydia Papadimitriou on Greek Film Studies, and Michalis Pieris on Cavafy, as well as news about the subject at Cambridge.

The Making of Modern Greece: Nationalism, Romanticism, and the Uses of the Past (1797-1896)

edited by Roderick Beaton and David Ricks

Full details, including a list of contents, can be found at: http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9780754664987

Greek Diaspora and Migration since 1700
Society, Politics and Culture

Edited by Dimitris Tziovas, University of Birmingham, UK

Narrative research is frequently described as a diverse enterprise, yet the kinds of narrative data that it bases itself on present a striking consensus: they tend to be autobiographical and elicited in interviews. This book sets out to carve out a space alongside this narrative canon for stories that have not made it to the mainstream of narrative and identity analysis, yet they abound as well as being crucial sites of subjectivity in everyday interactional contexts.