Author: Benjamin Earl of Beaconsfi Disraeli Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781019954638 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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A gripping tale of social inequality and political intrigue, Sybil or the Two Nations follows the fortunes of two young protagonists, Charles Egremont and Sybil Gerard, as they navigate the turbulent social currents of Victorian England. Along the way, Disraeli offers a scathing critique of the industrial revolution, the perils of unrestricted capitalism, and the need for political reform. With its vivid characters, stirring speeches, and memorable set pieces--including the violent confrontation between mill workers and soldiers at the climax of the book--Sybil remains one of the most powerful and influential novels of the nineteenth century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Martin Middeke Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG ISBN: 3110394219 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 788
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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.
Author: Benjamin Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 439
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Sybil Or the Two Nations by Benjamin Disraeli, the earl of Beaconsfield, is about the Chartists' attempt to secure more rights for the working class during the mid-to-late 19th century. Excerpt: "I'll take the odds against Caravan." "In poneys?" "Done." And Lord Milford, a young noble, entered in his book the bet which he had just made with Mr. Latour, a grey-headed member of the Jockey Club. It was the eve of the Derby of 1837. In a vast and golden saloon, that in its decorations would have become, and in its splendor would not have disgraced, Versailles in the days of the grand monarch, were assembled many whose hearts beat at the thought of the morrow, and whose brains still labored to control its fortunes to their advantage."
Author: David Graham Publisher: David Graham ISBN: Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 50
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Generally regarded as one of the fathers of British politics, Benjamin Disraeli remains today one of the most influential Prime Ministers in history. Though fiercely conservative (in fact, centrally involved in the creation of the modern Conservative Party), much of his work in international affairs is still admired by people of all political persuasions. Unlike most politicians of today, Disraeli had much of interest to say on the subject of philosophy, and was very outspoken in his views on mankind and life itself. He remains a much quoted figure today. This book brings together some of Disraeli’s most interesting thoughts on a number of different topics.
Author: Jerrold S. Cooper Publisher: Eisenbrauns ISBN: 9780931464966 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 438
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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.
Author: Benjamin Disraeli Publisher: ISBN: Category : Chartism Languages : en Pages : 530
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The social and financial problems of class-ridden Victorian England are depicted vividly, and against this background the romance of Egremont, an aristocrat, and Sybil, the daughter of a poor Chartist leader, develops.
Author: Sybil Haydel Morial Publisher: Blair ISBN: 9780932112835 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 240
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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.
Author: Adam Kirsch Publisher: Schocken ISBN: 0805242619 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 290
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Part of the Jewish Encounter series A dandy, a best-selling novelist, and a man of political and sexual intrigue, Benjamin Disraeli was one of the most captivating figures of the nineteenth century. His flirtation with proto-Zionism, his ideas about power and empire, and his fantasies about the Middle East remain prophetically relevant today. How a man who was born a Jew--and who remained in the eyes of his countrymen a member of a despised minority--managed to become prime minister of England seems even today nothing short of miraculous. In this compelling biography, renowned poet and critic Adam Kirsch looks at Disraeli as a novelist as well as a statesman, recognizing that the outsider Jew who became one of the world's most powerful men was his own greatest character. Though baptized by his father at the age of twelve, Disraeli was seen--and saw himself--as a Jew. But her created an idea of Jewishness to rival the British notion of aristocracy. Disraeli was a figure of fascinating contradictions: an archconservative who benefited from England's liberal attitudes, a baptized Christian who saw Jewishness as a matter of racial superiority, a perennial outsider who dreamed of glory for England, which, in the words of one contemporary, became for Disraeli "the Israel of his imagination."
Author: Benjamin Earl of Beaconsfi Disraeli
Author: Benjamin Disraeli
Author: Martin Middeke
Author: Benjamin Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli
Author: David Graham
Author: Jerrold S. Cooper
Author: Benjamin Disraeli
Author: Sybil Haydel Morial
Author: Joseph Smith Fletcher
Author: Adam Kirsch