Vision and Character: Physiognomics and the English Realist Novel by Eike Kronshage

Vision and Character: Physiognomics and the English Realist Novel

Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature

Eike Kronshage

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As readers, we develop an impression of characters and their settings in a novel based on the author's description of their physical characteristics and surroundings. This process, known as physiognomy, can be seen throughout history including in ...

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