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| Preface | ||
| Introduction: "The Serious and the Smirk" | ||
| 1 | Decorum | 1 |
| 2 | Lewdness | 31 |
| 3 | Desire | 49 |
| 4 | Mirth | 73 |
| 5 | Wisdom | 103 |
| 6 | Deceit | 133 |
| 7 | Conclusion: Happiness? | 157 |
| App | The Spectator, no. 173 | 167 |
| Notes | 171 | |
| Bibliography | 197 | |
| Index | 217 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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Thomas Chapin
reviewed A Brief History of the Smile on December 04, 2012
A Brief History of the Smile
I really wasn't interested to know that the cranial nerve number 7 is the one responsible for the smiling muscles. Other than that, there were some some fun facts quite interesting: about Orlan, Mona Lisa, Italian renaissance paintings, Dutch paintings of the xvith century and hen groping boys (yes, really, the most exciting part of the book, I swear).
Unfortunately everything lacked structure and it seemed presented in a somewhat chaotic mess. The author goes from art to dentists to religion to physiology and then back to art. The last two chapters of the book are focused only on plastic surgery and dentists. I was hoping to read more about the psychology behind the smile, let's say irony for example, or shyness, the smug face or other type of gestures that might resemble a smile. If that's what you're also looking for, carry on, you won't find anything like that in this book.
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