Windows of the soul: physiognomy in european culture 1470-1780
Auteur :
Porter, Martin
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199276578
Date de publication :
29 sept. 2005
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,4 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
839 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
With the dawn of Romanticism, be it in the realms of science, religion, or poetry, the interest in physiognomy rekindled. This book interprets the way in which books on physiognomy were read, tracing the wider intellectual, social, and cultural changes that contributed to the metamorphosis of this way of beholding oneself and the natural world.