「スペクテーター」にみられる教育論 : 18世紀初期『ジェントルマン』概念研究の手がかりとして

Abstract

The object of this study is an attempt to clear the idea of the gentleman in early eighteenth century in relation to its social structure. It may not be too much say that the formation of the idea of the gentleman in England has tended to take their ideas from Europe and been infected by the way of thinking that had derived ultimately from Castiglione. The idea of the gentleman of England has formed the spiritual nucleus of the modern English culture. Such idea of the gentleman as this, however, includes essential difference in value, function, recognition, and attitude according to each society, history, and culture. From this point of view, the notion of the gentleman in early eighteenth century will be discussed here, mainly concerning the education of the gentleman treated in The Spectator.