Discerning Characters : The Culture of Appearance in Early America /

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In this path-breaking study of the intersections between visual and literary culture, Christopher J. Lukasik explores how early Americans grappled with the relationship between appearance and social distinction in the decades between the American Revolution and the Civil War.Through a wide range of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lukasik, Christopher J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2011]
Colección:Early American Studies
Temas:
Literature and society > United States > History.
Physiognomy > United States > History.
Social perception > United States > History.
Literature.
HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800).
American History.
American Studies.
Cultural Studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • PART I. Distinction and the Face
  • Chapter 1. Discerning Characters
  • Chapter 2. Reading and Breeding
  • Chapter 3. Th e Face of Seduction
  • Chapter 4. The Face of the Public
  • PART II. The Changing Face of the Novel
  • Chapter 5. The Invisible Aristocrat
  • Chapter 6. The Physiognomic Fallacy
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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