The Self-Fashioning of Disraeli, 1818-1851
Benjamin Disraeli remains a commanding figure in the history and ideology of the British Conservative party, and a remarkable example of ascent to high office from outside the traditional elite. This is the first book to bring together specialists in history, literary studies and psychiatry to offer fresh insight into the way in which he successfully fashioned his personality in the formative years before his emergence as Conservative leader. Topics include his education, Jewishness, romanticism, orientalism, psychological disposition, and historical and political ideas.
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The Self-Fashioning of Disraeli, 1818-1851
Benjamin Disraeli remains a commanding figure in the history and ideology of the British Conservative party, and a remarkable example of ascent to high office from outside the traditional elite. This is the first book to bring together specialists in history, literary studies and psychiatry to offer fresh insight into the way in which he successfully fashioned his personality in the formative years before his emergence as Conservative leader. Topics include his education, Jewishness, romanticism, orientalism, psychological disposition, and historical and political ideas.
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The Self-Fashioning of Disraeli, 1818-1851

The Self-Fashioning of Disraeli, 1818-1851

The Self-Fashioning of Disraeli, 1818-1851

The Self-Fashioning of Disraeli, 1818-1851

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Benjamin Disraeli remains a commanding figure in the history and ideology of the British Conservative party, and a remarkable example of ascent to high office from outside the traditional elite. This is the first book to bring together specialists in history, literary studies and psychiatry to offer fresh insight into the way in which he successfully fashioned his personality in the formative years before his emergence as Conservative leader. Topics include his education, Jewishness, romanticism, orientalism, psychological disposition, and historical and political ideas.

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ISBN-13: 9780521497299
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 02/18/1999
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.63(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction Paul Smith; 1. Disraeli's education Charles Richmond; 2. Disraeli's romanticism: self-fashioning in the novels Daniel R. Schwarz; 3. Disraeli's crucial illness Charles Richmond and Jerrold M. Post; 4. Disraeli's orientalism Patrick Brantlinger; 5. 'A Hebrew to the end': the emergence of Disraeli's Jewishness Todd M. Engelman; 6. Disraeli's interpretation of English history Peter Jupp; 7. Disraeli's politics Paul Smith.
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