Title:
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.
Author:
Magill, R. Jay (Ronald Jay), 1972- author.
Publication Information:
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2012]
Call Number:
BJ1533 .S55 M34 2012
Abstract:
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.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780393080988
Physical Description:
272 pages ; 22 cm
Subject Term:
Contents:
Reform thyself! -- A saint's heart -- Those tricky bourgeois gentlemen -- Natural man redeemed -- Romantic escapes -- Cascading cynicism -- Long live "sincerity" -- Hip affected earnestness.
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