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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.
Van Pelt Library BJ1533.S55 M34 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Magill, R. Jay (Ronald Jay), 1972-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sincerity.
- Physical Description:
- 272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton, [2012]
- 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.
- Contents:
- Reform thyself!
- A saint's heart
- Those tricky bourgeois gentlemen
- Natural man redeemed
- Romantic escapes
- Cascading cynicism
- Long live "sincerity"
- Hip affected earnestness.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780393080988
- 0393080986
- OCLC:
- 755704986
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