The Idea of the Gentleman in the Victorian NovelAuthor :
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Published : Sunday 31 December 2017
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First published in 1981, this book represents the first comprehensive examination of Victorian societys preoccupation with the `notion of the gentleman and how this was reflected in the literature of the time. Starting with Addison and Lord Chesterfield, the author explores the influence of the gentlemanly ideal on the evolution of the English middle classes, and reveals its central part in the novels of Thackeray, Dickens and Trollope. Combining social and cultural analysis with literary criticism, this book provides new readings of Vanity Fair and Great Expectations, a fresh approach to Trollope, and a detailed account of the various streams that fed into the idea of the gentleman.
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