Face Value: Physiognomical Thought & The Legible Body In by Rivers, Christopher

University of Wisconsin Press. Used - Very Good. 1994. Paperback. Very Good.

University of Wisconsin Press. Very Good. 1994. Paperback. 0299143945 .

Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1994. xii, 275 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. CONTENTS: 1. From Analogy to Causality: The History of Physiognomy before 1700; 2. Marivaux, le masque, and le miroir; 3. Lavater and l'alphabet divin; 4. Balzac and l'homme hieroglyphie; 5. Gautier and la beaute de l'ambigu; 6. Zola and le signe de la femme fatale.. Paperback. NEW. 8vo.

University Of Wisconsin Press, 1994. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Water damaged. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9780299143947

Paperback / softback. New. 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,

Univ of Wisconsin Pr, 1994. Paperback. New. 275 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. 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,

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.