dc.contributor.author	Lennon, Heather N.	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Ekirch, A. Roger	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Thorp, Daniel B.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Mollin, Marian B.	en
dc.contributor.department	History	en
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-15T08:00:25Z	en
dc.date.available	2013-06-15T08:00:25Z	en
dc.date.issued	2013-06-14	en
dc.description.abstract	This thesis assesses the ways in which gentility served as a catalyst for the creation of a new masculine identity during the early American republic: the Republican Gentleman. In particular, I utilize taverns in Richmond, Virginia from 1780 to 1820, in which to understand the significance of gentility. This thesis analyzes how Richmond taverns represented the growth of gentility through refined architecture and its male patrons. It discusses how taverns, as predominantly male spaces, allowed for the expression of the Republican Gentleman's masculine identity. The guiding research question for this thesis is how refined Richmond taverns illustrated the prominence of gentility, and thus provided a stage for the performance of the Republican Gentleman during the early national period. Furthermore, this research is informed by the following secondary research questions: In what ways did gentility and republicanism shape masculine identities? How did evolving ideas of gentility and refinement shape physical tavern space and architecture? The broader significance of this thesis is to offer an avenue in which to further develop scholars' understanding of the intersection of masculinity, class, and gentility during the early national period.	en
dc.description.degree	Master of Arts	en
dc.format.medium	ETD	en
dc.identifier.other	vt_gsexam:1160	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23227	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	tavern	en
dc.subject	Richmond	en
dc.subject	Republican Gentleman	en
dc.subject	gentility	en
dc.subject	masculinity	en
dc.title	A Stage for Gentility and the Performance of the Republican Gentleman: Taverns in Richmond, Virginia from 1780 to 1820	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.discipline	History	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Arts	en

A Stage for Gentility and the Performance of the Republican Gentleman: Taverns in Richmond, Virginia from 1780 to 1820

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