The Face of Immortality: Physiognomy and Criticism

by Davide Stimilli

The literature on physiognomy--the art of studying a person's outward appearance, especially the face, in order to determine character and intelligence--has flourished in recent years in the wake of renewed scholarly interest in the history and politics of the body. Virtually no attention, however, has been devoted to the vocabulary and rhetoric of physiognomy. The Face of Immortality addresses this gap, arguing that the trend in Western culture has...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791462633
• ISBN13: 9780791462638
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"