Physiognomy in the european novel: faces and fortunes
Auteur :
Tytler, Graeme
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691614632
Date de publication :
14 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Poids :
789 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
After discussing Lavater's place in eighteenth-century German letters and his importance in the history of Western physiognomy, Dr. Tytler examines the literary portrait in the modern novel and suggests that the development of techniques of character description and the growth of observational powers of narrators and characters alike, as manifest i