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.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Norton, c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 272 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0393080986 : HRD
  • 780393080988
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 179/.9 23
LOC classification:
  • BJ1533.S55 M34 2012
Contents:
Reform thyself! -- A saint's heart -- Those tricky bourgeois gentlemen -- Natural man redeemed -- Romantic escapes -- Cascading cynicism -- Long live "sincerity" -- Hip affected earnestness.
Summary: 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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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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