Sincerity : how a moral ideal born five hundred years ago inspired religious wars, modern art, hipster chic, and the curious notion that we all have something to say (no matter how dull) /

Magill, R. Jay 1972-

Sincerity : how a moral ideal born five hundred years ago inspired religious wars, modern art, hipster chic, and the curious notion that we all have something to say (no matter how dull) / R. Jay Magill, Jr. - 1st ed. - New York : Norton, c2012. - 272 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-257) and index.

Reform thyself! -- A saint's heart -- Those tricky bourgeois gentlemen -- Natural man redeemed -- Romantic escapes -- Cascading cynicism -- Long live "sincerity" -- Hip affected earnestness.

Explores the history, religion, art, and politics behind the history of sincerity, spanning a timeline dotted with Protestant theology, paintings by the insane, French satire, and the anti-hipster movement.

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