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What is a gentleman? And what separates the American Gentleman from his European counterpart? This book argues that Americans express their gentlemanliness through a variety of specially adapted usages & customs. We see that American gentility has been shaped by the unique nature of the New World the wilderness, race relations, transplanted Englishness, & the cherished place of business in our national consciousness. Focuses on such diverse writers as Edith Wharton, Louis Auchincloss, Robert Lowell, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Walker Percy, & others to distill the essence of American gentility & the American Gentleman in his various regional appearances. Illustrations.
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American Gentleman, David Castronovo
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 1991
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- Titel
- American Gentleman
- Ondertitel
- Social Prestige and the Modern Literary Mind
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- David Castronovo
- Uitgever
- Continuum Intl Pub Group
- Jaar van publicatie
- 1991
- Formaat
- Hardcover
- Aantal pagina's
- 223
- ISBN10
- 0826405320
- ISBN13
- 9780826405326
- Reeks
- Tags
- Non-fictie, Sociale Wetenschappen, Over literatuur, Verenigde Staten, Amerikaanse Literatuur, Biografieën, Literaire Critiek
- Beoordeling
- 5 van 5
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- What is a gentleman? And what separates the American Gentleman from his European counterpart? This book argues that Americans express their gentlemanliness through a variety of specially adapted usages & customs. We see that American gentility has been shaped by the unique nature of the New World the wilderness, race relations, transplanted Englishness, & the cherished place of business in our national consciousness. Focuses on such diverse writers as Edith Wharton, Louis Auchincloss, Robert Lowell, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Walker Percy, & others to distill the essence of American gentility & the American Gentleman in his various regional appearances. Illustrations.