Physiognomic signs in positivism – the case of Dziwadła by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski

Aleksandra Agnieszka Kozłowska

Abstract


The aim of the article is to present the idea of physiognomic theory in Polish literature in the 19th century. The history of physiognomy is briefly introduced. The article presents the most famous researchers if this field, for example, Giambattista della Porta and Johann Caspar Lavater. Many authors are linked to physiognomic theories. The paper shows Józef Ignacy Kraszewski as a writer fascinated by physiognomy. It focuses on his vividness of descriptions and his interest in people’s appearance and their surroundings. The article outlines the most important physiognomic descriptions from Dziwadła. It also depicts interpretations of portraits by means of physiognomic theories. The aim of article is to analyze the physiognomic signs in works by J. I. Kraszewski based on the examples from Dziwadła.


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physiognomy; Józef Ignacy Kraszewski; Dziwadła; Polish literature in the 19th century; physiognomy in literature

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/ff.2016.34.1.25
Date of publication: 2016-12-13 11:15:33
Date of submission: 2016-06-05 20:39:29


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