The Face of Immortality : Physiognomy and Criticism.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (221 pages)
- SUNY Series, Intersections: Philosophy and Critical Theory Series .
- SUNY Series, Intersections: Philosophy and Critical Theory Series .
Intro -- The Face of Immortality: Physiognomy and Criticism -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Strategy of Immortality -- 1. Symmetry and Concinnitas -- 2. Character and Caricatura -- 3. Dyso¯pia and Discountenance -- 4. Air and Aura -- 5. Nemesis and Aphanisis -- Notes -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 -- CHAPTER 2 -- CHAPTER 3 -- CHAPTER 4 -- CHAPTER 5 -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Argues for a new kind of criticism, one that mediates between literal and allegorical modes of interpretation.