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Physiognomy and the meaning of expression in nineteenth-century culture

In Physiognomy and the Meaning of Expression in Nineteenth-Century Culture, Lucy Hartley examines the emergence of physiognomy as a form of popular science. Physiognomy posited an understanding of the inner meaning of human character from observations of physical appearances, usually facial expressi...

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Main Author: Hartley, Lucy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York Cambridge University Press 2001
Series:Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture 29
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Physiognomy > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Expression > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
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