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Tancred

(2,864 words)

Author(s): Flavin, Michael
Tancred oder Der neue Kreuzzug lautet der Titel eines Romans von Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), der als führender Abgeordneter der Konservativen und als zweimaliger Premierminister (1868, 1874–1880) die Politik Großbritanniens in der viktorianischen Ära entscheidend mitprägte. Seine erfolgreiche schriftstellerische Karriere diente dem aus einer jüdischen Familie stammenden und im Alter von zwölf Jahren getauften Disraeli neben der Ermöglichung seines ambitionierten gesellschaftlichen Lebens dazu, politische Visionen zu entwerfen. In Tancred thematisiert Disrael…

Tancred

(3,109 words)

Author(s): Flavin, Michael
Tancred, or, The New Crusade was the title of a novel by Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), who as a leading member of parliament for the Conservative party and two-time prime minister (1868, 1874–1880) had a significant impact on the politics of Great Britain during the Victorian era. As well as facilitating his ambitious social life, his successful literary career served as a means for Disraeli, who was from a Jewish family and was baptized at the age of 12, to formulate political visions. In  Tancred, Disraeli addresses his understanding of Judaism, of Christianity as the con…
Date: 2023-10-31