Rob Short’s Reviews > Sincerity and Authenticity > Status Update

Worth the time it took to read. Makes a convincing case that the rise of "sincerity" is concomitant with the rise of democratic society in Europe. Presents Trilling's case (with plenty of Literary examples) in a mainly chronological order. Had I been his editor, I think I'd have lopped off the last chapter, where Trilling descends into a weird and nearly-totally-unrelated argument about madness and sincerity.