The Appearance of Character: Physiognomy and Facial Expression in Eighteenth-Century France (MHRA Texts and Dissertations)
The Appearance of Character Physiognomy - the notion that there is a relationship between character and physical appearance - is often dismissed as a marginal pseudoscience; however, The Appearance of Character argues that it is central to many disciplines and thought processes, and that it constantly adapts itself to current patterns of thought and modes of discourse. This interdisciplinary study determines the characterist... Full description