ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the ways in which Pyrsos (Torch) magazine juxtaposed ambiguous and fragmentary images and texts concerning the Aegean landscape in its attempt to reclaim, perform and construct a left-patriotic discourse. It demonstrates that Pyrsos reproduced the radical patriotism of the Greek Left based on the notion that the Greek 'people' a concept resting between the nation and the working class were victims of foreign oppression who have been inherently resistant. The representations of the Aegean landscape are analysed as prominent examples of Pyrsos's design, which the chapter argues is the site wherein the magazine's radical patriotic discourse unfolded. The meaning of Pyrsos's representation of the Aegean is rendered visible, or radically altered, by its juxtaposition with other elements in the magazine. chapter, the meaning of Pyrsos's representation of the Aegean is rendered visible, or radically altered, by its juxtaposition with other elements in the magazine.
