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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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- Pubblicato
- 1991
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- Titolo
- American Gentleman
- Sottotitolo
- Social Prestige and the Modern Literary Mind
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- David Castronovo
- Editore
- Continuum Intl Pub Group
- Pubblicato
- 1991
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 223
- ISBN10
- 0826405320
- ISBN13
- 9780826405326
- Serie
- Tag
- Biografie
- Valutazione
- 5 su 5
- Descrizione
- 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.