Disraeli - 9781442627062

DisraeliThe Romance of Politics\nAuthor(s): Robert P. O'Kell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781442627062, 978-1442627062\nSynopsis\nWhen we think of Benjamin Disraeli [tel], 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 Disraelis fictions bear a striking similarity to the imaginative ways in which he shaped his political career.\n\n Disraeli: The Romance of Politics provides a remarkable biographical portrait of Disraeli as both a statesman and a storyteller. Drawing extensively on Disraelis published letters and speeches, as well as on archival sources in the United Kingdom, Robert OKell illuminates the intimate, symbiotic relationship between his fiction a.