Back in lockdown, back in winter, back in Brexitland... the only light seems to shine from maps and books that hold promises of another journey...
One such book is Siren Land by Norman Douglas, a most eloquent volume from 1911 focusing on the Bay of Naples, Capri and the Sorrentine peninsula, the area so closely connected with the myths of the Sirens, the exotic creatures who failed to waylay Odysseus.
Douglas is a sharp, erudite and waspish writer with a passion for – and tremendous knowledge of – this land which he made his home.
To hear his voice calling from over 100 years ago is enough to lure one back to the realm of the Sirens... and it encouraged me to look back on some more pictures from my 2020 odyssey...
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| Half-bird, half woman Siren from the National Archaeological Museum, Athens Photo©Nigel Summerley |
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| Half-fish, half-woman from Tinos, Greece Photo©Nigel Summerley |
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| Siren from Scilla, Italy Photo©Nigel Summerley |
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| Siren from Napoli Centrale station, Naples, Italy Photo©Nigel Summerley |
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| Sirens Hotel, Scilla, Italy Photo©Nigel Summerley |
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