Heroic hearts : sentiment, saints, and authority in modern france /


Jennifer J. Popiel.
Bok Engelsk 2021 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
University of Nebraska Press
Omfang
1 online resource
Opplysninger
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.. - "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"--
Emner
Sjanger
Dewey
ISBN
1-4962-1961-9

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