[LM_NET] TARGET: Sec: Physiognomy in Chaucer

[Sarah Milligan <hermia_mnd@YAHOO.COM>]

Hello to all you netters out there--

I am attempting to find a list of features and their
meanings as they would have been known to Chaucer
during the Middle Ages in the oh-so-scientific area of
physiognomy.  I know a few specifics and some general
information, but I don't have a comprehensive list, or
anything even remotely close to that.  I have searched
for quite some time on the internet and in various
encyclopedias, and although I can find tons of
information on physiognomy, most of it is about Asian
face studies.  If I can find a reference to Chaucer,
most of the information in it is just as vague as the
information I already have and will only explain a few
points--for example, I have found countless
explanations of the Wife of Bath's gap between her
teeth.
My brain is starting to turn to oatmeal and there are
not any books available on this particular topic in
the local libraries in my area.  If you happen to know
an English teacher in your school who could send me
any information or if you have a fabulous find at your
fingertips, I would love to get a copy.  Please reply
to me directly, as I get the digest option.  Thank you
for anything you can send my way!

Gaining a few more forehead wrinkles to add to my own
physiognomy,

Sarah


Sarah Milligan, Librarian/English teacher
Summit Preparatory School
Kalispell, MT
hermia_mnd@yahoo.com

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