Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
Father Goriot, Ursule Mirouët, and other stories
Author: Honoré de BalzacFather goriot. Ursule Mirouët, and other stories
Author: Honoré de BalzacThe Novels of Balzac: Father Goriot. M. Gobseck. Ursule Mirouët. Madame Firmiani. A forsaken woman. The imaginary mistress
Author: Honoré de BalzacA Prince of Bohemia and Other Stories
Author: Honoré de BalzacA Prince of Bohemia and Other Stories
Author: Honor ̌de BalzacMuse of the department. A prince of Bohemia, and other stories
Author: Honoré de BalzacPhysiognomy at the Crossroad of Magic, Science, and the Arts
Author: Massimo CiavolellaPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3111240673
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The essays examine how the study of facial features or expressions as indicative of character or ethnicity, has evolved from the crossroad of magic, religion and primitive medicine to present-day cultural concern for wellness and beauty. In this context, the discoveries of cranio-facial neurophysiology and psychology and the practice of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery have a centuries-old relationship with physiognomy. As the study of outward appearances evolved from its classical roots and self-representations through 18th- and 19th-century adaptations in fiction and travelogues, it gradually became a scientific discipline. Along the way, physiognomy was associated with phrenology and craniology and promoted eugenic policies. Tainted with racial bigotry and biological determinism, it was trapped within questions of delinquency, monstrosity and posthumanism. Throughout its history, physiognomy played both positive and negative roles in the evolution of significant aspects of the socio-cultural order in the West that merit update and in-depth study. The contributions follow a chronological and intertwining sequence to encompass physiognomic expressions in art, literature, spirituality, science, philosophy and cultural studies.
The Novels of Balzac
Author: Honoré de BalzacThe Thirteen
Author: Honore de BalzacPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734090202
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Thirteen by Honore de Balzac
Drama, Vautrin, The resources of Quinola, and other stories
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
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Category : French drama
Languages : en
Pages : 804
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