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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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- Année de publication
- 1991
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- Titre
- American Gentleman
- Sous-titre
- Social Prestige and the Modern Literary Mind
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- David Castronovo
- Éditeur
- Continuum Intl Pub Group
- Publié
- 1991
- Format
- rigide
- Pages
- 223
- ISBN10
- 0826405320
- ISBN13
- 9780826405326
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Sciences sociales, Études littéraires, États-Unis, Littérature américaine, Biographies, Critique littéraire
- Évaluation
- 5 sur 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.