Books by Roderick Beaton
“Beaton did something different. He stripped Byron of our assumptions that he belonged in Greece and would die in Greece for Greek liberty, and asked what he was doing before. I don’t know whether Beaton would agree, but the way I understand what he’s writing, Byron was experiencing some sort of midlife crisis and ennui. Byron’s thinking, ‘I’ve inherited now, I’ve had a very good sex life with both genders. I’ve lived in Italy. I’ve met the Shelleys. My body is not what it used to be. Now what?’” Read more...
The best books on Modern Greek History
Yanni Kotsonis, Historian
Interviews where books by Roderick Beaton were recommended
The best books on Modern Greek History, recommended by Yanni Kotsonis
If you’re heading to Greece this summer, it might be worth learning more about the modern history of the country you’re visiting. Yanni Kotsonis, a professor of history at NYU and author of The Greek Revolution and the Violent Birth of Nationalism, recommends a variety of books to get you started, from a short history of Greece to a novel by one of the country’s greatest writers.
