Byron's War by Roderick Beaton - 9781107033085

Name: Byron's War by Roderick Beaton - 9781107033085
Brand: Roderick Beaton

Roderick Beaton

Byron's WarRomantic Rebellion, Greek Revolution\nAuthor(s): Roderick Beaton\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107033085, 978-1107033085\nSynopsis\nRoderick Beaton re-examines Lord Byron's life and writing through the long trajectory of his relationship with Greece. Beginning with the poet's youthful travels in [tel], Beaton traces his years of fame in London and self-imposed exile in Italy, that culminated in the decision to devote himself to the cause of Greek independence. Then comes Byron's dramatic self-transformation, while in Cephalonia, from Romantic rebel to 'new statesman', subordinating himself for the first time to a defined, political cause, in order to begin laying the foundations, during his 'hundred days' at Missolonghi, for a new kind of polity in Europe that of the nation-state as we know it today. Byron's War draws extensively on Greek historical sources and other unpublished .