British-gentleman-culture

GentlemanCultureofBritain“IfnothingelsecouldbeleftintheworldbyEngland,onlythecultureofgentlemanwasgoodenoughtobefenitallhumanbeings.”——BritishpoetGerardManleyHopkinsContentsTheDevelopmentofGentleman1TheBehaviourofGentleman2TheIdentificationofGentleman3TheEducationofGentleman4DevelopmentofGentlemanTheterm“gentleman”fisrtappearedin1413anddenotedamanofthelowestrankoftheEnglishgentry,standingbelowanesquireandaboveayeomanlikeyoungersonsoftheyoungersonsofpeersandtheyoungersonsofbaronets,knights,andesquiresinperpetualsuccession.Later,thistermwasgraduallysharedbybothconstituentsoftheEnglisharistocracy:thepeerageandthegentry.Inthissense,thewordisequalwiththeFrenchword“gentilhomme”(nobleman),soinalongtime“gentleman”inBritainwasconfinedtothepeerage.GentlemanAccordingtoMerriam-WebsterOnline:“Gentlemancametosignifyamanwithanincomederivedfromproperty,alegacy,orsomeothersource,whowasthusindependentlywealthyanddidnotneedtowork.”Atthattime,it'seasytoidentifywhetheramanwasagentlemanwithhighsocialstatusbecausetheyneedtowearshieldbadgetoprovetheirnobility.DevelopmentofGentlemanUntil18thcentury,Britainhastransformedintoacapitalistcountry.Thedisparitybetweenthepatricianandplebeianclasseshasreduced.Thus,thedefinitionof“gentleman”graduallycontainednewfactors:richmerchantsandeducationalintellectualsgraduatedfromfamousuniversities.InVictorianEra,withtherapid-developingindustryandeconomy,thegroupofgentlemanhasbecomemoreextensive.Whetheramanwasagentlemanornotwasnotdecidedbyhisdescentanymore,butbyhiscontributiontothesocietyandhismanner,whichwasbecomingfamiliarwithtoday'sjudgement.Inmodernsociety,theterm“gentleman”referstoanymanofgood,courteousconduct.Itmayalsorefertoallmencollectively,asinindicationsofgender-separatedfacilities,orasasignofthespeaker'sowncourtesywhenaddressingothers.[1]1.HatsPipeCigarSuitLeatherglovesLeathershoesWalkingstickUmbrellaBowtieHandkerchiefPocketwatchWhatdoesatraditionalBritishgentlemanwear?HatsLeft:Chimney-pothatRight:BowlerhatSuitThesuitmustbewell-fitting,stiffandmadeofhigh-qualitymaterial.Becauseofthehumidandrainyweather,alongumbrellaisalwaysindispensableforagentlemantoshoweleganceandprotectladieswhenitrains.UmbrellaHowtocultivategentlemen?PeopleinBritainattachgreatimportancetoeducation.Thecultivationofgentilityfromchildhoodisalsoasignificantgoalforchildren'seducation.Sincelate17thcentry,Locke,Britishphilosopher,politicianandeducator,hasputforwardtheideaoftheeducationofgentlemananddesignedasetofspecificeducationalrequirmentsandmethodstoimplement,whichhasexertedagreatinfluenceonBritisheducationinfuture.EducationofGentlemanLockehasclearlyindicatedthattheobjectiveofeducationistocultivategentlmen,whoarevirtuous,educational,competentandpolite.Menwiththesecharactersareabletosatisfytherequirementsofemerginganddevelopingcapitalism.Andhisideahaslaidafoundationforbritisheducation.EducationofGentlemanModernRepresentativesDavidBeckhamTomHiddlestonModernRepresentativesBenedictCumberbatchChristianBaleThanks!Boys,trytobeagentleman!