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Subtitle: physiognomical thought and the legible body in Marivaux, Lavater, Balzac, Gautier, and Zola
By: Christopher Rivers.
Publisher: UNiversity of Wisconsin Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Madison, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Marivaux, Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de, 1688-1763 -- Knowledge -- Physiognomy.; Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801 -- Knowledge -- Physiognomy.; French literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; Physiognomy in literature.; Face in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-269) and index.