Roderick Beaton

Broschiertes Buch

Greece

Biography of a Modern Nation

Beschreibung

Three-time winner of the Runciman Award Roderick Beaton looks at the centuries of events that have shaped the intricacies of Greece's unique position within Europe today. Contextualises the nation-state's contribution to arts, sciences, social sciences and politics.

Autor

Roderick Beaton is the Emeritus Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature at King's College London. He is a three-time winner of the Runciman Award, for his books George Seferis: Waiting for the Angel: A Biography, An Introduction to Modern Greek Literature, and Byron's War: Romantic Rebellion, Greek Revolution, which was also shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, and in 2019 was made a Commander of the Order of Honour of the Hellenic Republic, in recognition of his 'distinguished contribution to the study of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 130mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9780141986524
• ISBN-10: 0141986522
• Artikelnr.: 58768635