{"product_id":"the-idea-of-the-gentleman-robin-gilmour-9781138671072","title":"The Idea of the Gentleman in the Victorian Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst 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 \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e, a fresh approach to Trollope, and a detailed account of the various streams that fed into the idea of the gentleman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Gilmour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 113867107X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138671072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.43d","brand":"Robin Gilmour","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449288372479,"sku":"9781138671072","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_92c6425d-4f3e-4f33-8db1-cf5ac64f2368.jpg?v=1777262713","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-idea-of-the-gentleman-robin-gilmour-9781138671072","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}