The American Gentleman: Social Prestige and the Modern Literary Mind

by David Castronovo

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...

• 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"