The Idea of the Gentleman in the Victorian Novel by Robin Gilmour

The Idea of the Gentleman in the Victorian Novel by Robin Gilmour

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.

Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was born in London to a bankrupt barrister father and a mother who, as a well-known writer, supported the family. Trollope enjoyed considerable acclaim both as a novelist and as a senior civil servant in the Post Office. He published more than forty novels and many short stories that are regarded by some as among the greatest of nineteenth-century fiction.

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ISBN 13	9781138671072
ISBN 10	113867107X
Title	The Idea of the Gentleman in the Victorian Novel
Author	Robin Gilmour
Series	Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2017-12-31
Number of pages	202
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