The specter of the face : reading physiognomy, power, and the artist-figure in modern German-language prose works : Lavater - Chamisso - Mörike - Stifter - Th. Mann / by John L. Plews.

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Chamisso, Adelbert von, 1781-1838. Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte

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The specter of the face : reading physiognomy, power, and the artist-figure in modern German-language prose works : Lavater - Chamisso - Mörike - Stifter - Th. Mann / by John L. Plews.