Physiognomy in the European Novel: Faces and Fortunes Graeme Tytler After discussing Lavater's place in eighteenth-century German letters and his importance in the history of Western physiognomy, Dr.
Such findings are in the tradition of physiognomy (see Figure 13.1), the pseudoscientific belief that a person's appearance reveals their essential nature—and their value to society. Our reflections ...
Even as relatively recently as the 19th century, many people believed in physiognomy: the ‘art’ of judging someone’s personality by their facial characteristics. From the 20th century ...