The language of the face : stories of its uniquely expressive features / Frank Gonzalez-Crussi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

González-Crussí, F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physiognomy.

Facial expression.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Of nose comic, dramatic, lost and recovered

Nasology : the long and the short of it

Of eye and their hidden powers

The thralldom of darkness & 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-262-37250-9

0-262-37251-7

OCLC:

1346543524