Tancred - or, The New Crusade

Tancred - or, The New Crusade

Author: Benjamin Disraeli

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2015-02-18

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 1473370558

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This book contains the second volume of Benjamin Disraeli’s 1847 novel, “Tancred - Or, The New Crusade”. It was the last in his trilogy of political novels, preceded by “Sybil; or, The Two Nations” (1845) and “Coningsby; or, The New Generation” (1844). The plot revolves around the role of the Church of England in rejuvenating Britain’s waning spirituality. This book is highly recommended for fans of political fiction, and is not to be missed by collectors of Disraeli’s work. Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) was a British politician and author, who served as Prime Minister on two separate occasions. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach. Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.


Handbook of the English Novel, 1830–1900

Handbook of the English Novel, 1830–1900

Author: Martin Middeke

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2020-05-05

Total Pages: 686

ISBN-13: 3110376717

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Part I of this authoritative handbook offers systematic essays, which deal with major historical, social, philosophical, political, cultural and aesthetic contexts of the English novel between 1830 and 1900. The essays offer a wide scope of aspects such as the Industrial Revolution, religion and secularisation, science, technology, medicine, evolution or the increasing mediatisation of the lifeworld. Part II, then, leads through the work of more than 25 eminent Victorian novelists. Each of these chapters provides both historical and biographical contextualisation, overview, close reading and analysis. They also encourage further research as they look upon the work of the respective authors at issue from the perspectives of cultural and literary theory.


Coningsby; Or, The New Generation

Coningsby; Or, The New Generation

Author: Benjamin Disraeli

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-09-19

Total Pages: 710

ISBN-13: 3387066007

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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.


Cultural Identities and the Aesthetics of Britishness

Cultural Identities and the Aesthetics of Britishness

Author: Dana Arnold

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2004-07-02

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9780719067693

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This book examines British imperial, colonial and postcolonial national identities within their political and social contexts. By considering the export, adoption and creation of such cultural identities, these essays show how nationhood and nationalism are self-consciously defined tools designed to focus and inspire loyalty. The contributors present these ideas with particular reference to English cultural identity and its interaction with the "Empire". They examine the national, imperial and colonial aesthetic--how architecture, landscape, painting, sculpture and literature were used, appropriated and re-appropriated in the furtherance of social and political agendas, and how this impacted on the making of "Britishness" in all its complexities. It is demonstrated that not only did the dominant aesthetic culture reinforce the dominant political and social ideology, it also re-presented and re-constructed the notion of British national identity.


The Study of the Ancient Near East in the Twenty-first Century

The Study of the Ancient Near East in the Twenty-first Century

Author: Jerrold S. Cooper

Publisher: Eisenbrauns

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 9780931464966

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Sixteen essays from the Albright conference held at the Johns Hopkins University charting the course of ancient Near Eastern studies in the twenty-first century. This landmark volume is essential reading for both students and scholars.


Witness to Change

Witness to Change

Author: Sybil Haydel Morial

Publisher: Blair

Published: 2018-09-18

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780932112835

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Sybil Morial's autobiography traces her childhood in New Orleans, activism during the Civil Rights Movement, and continuing life of service.


Disraeli

Disraeli

Author: Robert P. O'Kell

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2014-01-23

Total Pages: 625

ISBN-13: 1442661046

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When we think of Benjamin Disraeli (1804–81), one of two images inevitably first springs to mind: either Disraeli the two-time prime minister of Britain, or Disraeli the author of major novels such as Coningsby, Sybil, and Endymion. But were these two sides of his persona entirely separate? After all, the recurring fantasy structures in Disraeli’s fictions bear a striking similarity to the imaginative ways in which he shaped his political career. Disraeli: The Romance of Politics provides a remarkable biographical portrait of Disraeli as both a statesman and a storyteller. Drawing extensively on Disraeli’s published letters and speeches, as well as on archival sources in the United Kingdom, Robert O’Kell illuminates the intimate, symbiotic relationship between his fiction and his politics. His investigation shines new light on all of Disraeli’s novels, his two governments, his imperialism, and his handling of the Irish Church Disestablishment Crisis of 1868 and the Eastern Question in the 1870s.


Sybil Exposed

Sybil Exposed

Author: Debbie Nathan

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-06-12

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1439168288

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Journalist Debbie Nathan reveals the true story behind the famous case of Sybil, the woman with sixteen different personalities.