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Physiognomical Thought in Marivaux, Lavater, Balzac, Gautier and Zola
Häftad, Engelska, 1994
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Explores ideas about human physical appearance expressed in French novels of the 18th/19th centuries (by Lavater, Marivaux, Balzac, Gautier, Zola), as well as the pseudoscience of physiognomy that influenced them. This science ""reads"" the body as an index to spiritual and intellectual qualities,
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1994-11-30
- Mått152 x 228 x 15 mm
- Vikt387 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor288
- FörlagUniversity of Wisconsin Press
- ISBN9780299143947