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Heroic hearts : sentiment, saints, and authority in modern france / Jennifer J. Popiel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Popiel, Jennifer J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion--Social aspects--France--History--19th century.
- Religion.
- Women--Identity--History--19th century.
- Women.
- Sentimentalism--France--History--19th century.
- Sentimentalism.
- Catholic women--France--History--19th century.
- Catholic women.
- Church and the world--History--19th century.
- Church and the world.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Heroic Hearts: Sentiment, Saints, and Authority in Modern France examines how young women, authorized by a widespread cultural discourse that privileged public action over love and marriage, sought to change the world"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Pastel Saints and Powerful Women
- Shaping the Sentimental Order: Martyrdom, Marriage, and Catholic Heroism
- Contesting Oppression: Love, Suffering, and Sentimental Literature
- Seeing the Path to Heaven: Sentimental Virtue and Visual Culture
- Preferring Jesus-Christ to Any Man: Chastity, Sacrifice, and the Religious of the Sacred Heart
- Changing the World: Pauline Jaricot, Social Reform, and the Power of the Heart
- Becoming a Saint: Zelie Martin, Suffering, and Heroism in a Consumer Society
- Conclusion: Roses, Elevators, and Modern Heroism.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-304) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781496227201
- 1496227204
- 9781496219619
- 1496219619
- OCLC:
- 1246285104
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