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Robin Gilmour

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Description:First published in 1981, this book represents the first comprehensive examination of Victorian society's 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Idea of the Gentleman in the Victorian Novel (Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel). To get started finding The Idea of the Gentleman in the Victorian Novel (Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: First published in 1981, this book represents the first comprehensive examination of Victorian society's 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Idea of the Gentleman in the Victorian Novel (Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel). To get started finding The Idea of the Gentleman in the Victorian Novel (Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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