American Gentleman: Social Prestige and the Modern Literary Mind
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What is a gentleman? And what separates the American Gentleman (AG) from his European counterpart? This book argues that Americans express their gentlemanliness through a variety of specially adapted usages and customs. We see that American gentility has been shaped by the unique nature of the New World experience: the wilderness, race relations, transplanted Englishness, and 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, and others to distill the essence of American gentility and the AG in his various regional appearances. Illus.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0826405320
ISBN13:9780826405326
Release Date:January 1991
Publisher:Continuum
Length:223 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"
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