Physiognomy and the Meaning of Expression in Nineteenth-Century CultureCambridge University Press, 2005 - 242 páginas 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 expressions. Taking the physiognomical teachings of Johann Caspar Lavater as a starting-point, Hartley considers the extent to which attempts to read the mind and judge the character through expression can provide descriptions of human nature. |
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A science of mind? Theories of nature theories of man | 15 |
The argument for expression Charles Bell and the concept of design | 44 |
What is character? The nature of ordinariness in the paintings of the PreRaphaelite Brotherhood | 80 |
Beauty of character and beauty of aspect expression feeling and the contemplation of emotion | 110 |
Universal expressions Darwin and the naturalisation of emotion | 142 |
The promise of a new psychology | 180 |
Notes | 189 |
Bibliography | 220 |
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