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Yet, Curry shows little interest in recovering why Chaucer chooses to bring physiognomy exclusively into the portrayal of a religious pilgrimage to Canterbury.
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Physiognomy is the interpretation of outward appearance, especially the features of the face, to discover a person's predominant temper and character. ... Physiognomy has also been used as a kind of divination and is often associated with astrology. The faces depicted to the right are from Barthélemy Coclès...
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Despite that, or perhaps because of it, the Office's testimony at last week's hearing on the Google Books settlement, before the House Judiciary Committee, may have generated more heat than light. ... And, in the spirit of full disclosure, I should say that I have mine. ... In that respect, it is closet relative in the menagerie...
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One thing is Barack Obama's physiognomy, which is his alone! Another is his pose -- chin uplifted and face slightly turned -- clearly one of the elements that makes the original image (and Fairey's version) memorable.
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Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales I: the General Prologue ... Pay attention to physical descriptions (in medieval times, physiognomy was believed to be revealing of character -- see online information on the four humors). What do the descriptions reveal about the pilgrims' characters?
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the face or countenance, esp. when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy. ... the outward appearance of anything, taken as offering some insight into its character: the physiognomy of a nation.
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Digital Physiognomy. This software tool allows anyone to read a face. It uses a neural network to identify correlations between facial features and psychological characteristics. ... What our users are saying about Digital Physiognomy...
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