Seeing the Face, Seeing the Soul
Author | : George Boys-Stones |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 710 |
Release | : 2007-03-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199291533 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199291535 |
Rating | : 4/5 (535 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Seeing the Face, Seeing the Soul by : George Boys-Stones
Download or read book Seeing the Face, Seeing the Soul written by George Boys-Stones and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-08 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polemon of Laodicea's "Physiognomy" is a manual on how to tell character from appearance, thus enabling its readers to choose friends and avoid enemies on sight. The present volume is the work of a team of leading Classicists and Arabists. The main surviving versions in Greek and Latin are translated into English for the first time.