Author’s name:
Olga Lukmanova
Abstract:
The article examines the influence of physiognomy and phrenology on Victorian art and literature, specifically focusing on the role and uniqueness of using physiognomic principles and conventions in descriptions of characters’ physical appearance in George MacDonald’s realistic novels. Clearly relying on high recognizability of various physiognomic ‘types,’ MacDonald utilizes them to provide the basic interpretative direction for the reader and to emphasize the dynamic ature of his protagonists’ appearance, where the progressive shaping of the outer form goes in increasing harmony with the inner development
and produces the integrity of the fully realized human potential.
| Section | CROSS-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF LITERARY DISCOURSE |
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| Key words | physiognomy, George MacDonald, physical appearance of characters, development and involution, form and content. |
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