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A Measure of Perfection - Charles Colbert - Bog

- Phrenology and the Fine Arts in America

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Despite its widespread popularity in antebellum America, phrenology has rarely been taken seriously as a cultural phenomenon. Charles Colbert seeks to redress this neglect by demonstrating the important contributions the theory made to artistic developments in the period. He goes on to reveal the links between the tenets of phrenology and the cultural ideals of Jacksonian democracy.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780807846735
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 464
  • Udgivet:
  • 28. februar 1998
  • Udgave:
  • Størrelse:
  • 173x254x34 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 333 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 27. november 2024

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Despite its widespread popularity in antebellum America, phrenology has rarely been taken seriously as a cultural phenomenon. Charles Colbert seeks to redress this neglect by demonstrating the important contributions the theory made to artistic developments in the period. He goes on to reveal the links between the tenets of phrenology and the cultural ideals of Jacksonian democracy.

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