Physiognomics and the English Realist Novel
by
Eike Kronshage
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
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 the English Realist novels of the 19th and 20th centuries....