Discerning characters : the culture of appearance in early America /

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In this wide-ranging study of the intersections between visual and literary culture, Christopher J. Lukasik demonstrates how late 18th-century physiognomy transformed the relationship of facial characteristics to social distinction in early American culture.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lukasik, Christopher J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2011.
Colección:Early American studies.
Temas:
1775-1865
Literature and society > United States > History.
Social perception > United States > History.
Physiognomy > United States > History.
Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire.
Perception sociale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Physiognomonie > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Literature and society
Manners and customs
Physiognomy
Social perception
United States > Social life and customs > 1783-1865.
United States > Social life and customs > 1775-1783.
États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes > 1783-1865.
États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes > 1775-1783.
United States
"Multi-User"
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Discerning characters
  • Reading and breeding
  • The face of seduction
  • The face of the public
  • The invisible aristocrat
  • The physiognomic fallacy.

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