Disraeli and the politics of fiction : : some reconsiderations / / edited by A.D. Cousins and Dani Napton.

• Superior document: DQR Studies in Literature
• TeilnehmendeR: Cousins, A. D., 1950-; Napton, Dani,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: DQR Studies in Literature
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (191 pages)

"How do Disraeli's fictions represent, uncover and express the interplay of his roles as political theorist and practitioner, social commentator and author? Travelling well beyond his political trilogy of Coningsby (1844), Sybil (1845), and Tancred (1847), this volume examines his letters, political writings, biographies and silver fork novels, including Alroy, Contarini Fleming, Henrietta Temple, Venetia, Vivian Grey, and The Young Duke. It assesses Disraeli's representation and analysis of political conservatism, and traces the fascinating interaction between political theory and literary representation. Bringing together studies of Disraeli and his canon by contemporary and multidisciplinary scholars of the nineteenth century and of Disraeli himself, this book provides a uniquely multifaceted collection of fresh literary, historical and political scholarship"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Disraeli's "autobiography" : letters, novels, memoranda, journalism, biography, and speeches / Robert O'Kell -- Benjamin Disraeli's Venetia (1837) : teaching the mob a lesson / Michael Flaven -- The emergence of Disraeli's Jewishness / Todd Endelman -- Reconsidering Catholicism in the Young duke and Sybil : Edmund Spenser, Alexander Pope, Benjamin Disraeli and the British Donna Angelica / A.D. Cousins -- Historical romance and the mythology of Charles I in D'Israeli and Disraeli / A.D.Cousins and Dani Napton -- Disraeli and race / Megan Dent -- Politicizing character and landscape in The young duke and Henrietta Temple / Dani Napton.