The language of the face: stories of its uniquely expressive features

Uittreksel

"This book offers an original, multifaceted view of physiognomy, which invites the reader to reflect on the mystery of the human face"-- Provided by publisher.

Inhoud

Of noses comic, dramatic, lost, and recovered -- Nasology : the long and the short of it -- Of eyes and their hidden powers -- The thralldom of darkness and some escapees -- The lips -- On some of physiognomy's growing pains -- On beauty's uneven lot -- On being ugly -- The face of a very trivial death.