Heroic hearts : sentiment, saints, and authority in modern France / Jennifer J. Popiel.
| Author/creator |
Popiel, Jennifer J. author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021] |
| Description | xxi, 320 pages , 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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| 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: Z elie Martin, Suffering, and Heroism in a Consumer Society -- Conclusion: Roses, Elevators, and Modern Heroism. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2020038657 |
| ISBN | 9781496219619 |
| ISBN | 1496219619 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | mobi |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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