Bibliograph

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

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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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-257) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sincerity

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

755704986

Responsibility statement

R. Jay Magill, Jr

Sub title

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)

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

Table Of 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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