Discerning characters : the culture of appearance in early America /

In this wide-ranging study of the intersections between visual and literary culture, Christopher J. Lukasik demonstrates how late 18th-century physiognomy transformed the relationship of facial characteristics to social distinction in early American culture.

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Main Author: Lukasik, Christopher J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011
Series:Early American studies.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central