ENGLISH

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

By Charles Darwin , Francis Darwin (editor)

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780511694110, 9781108004831
DOI
10.1017/CBO9780511694110
Google Books ID
BlMdqSE3UEkC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (6944061 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Life Sciences
Edition
2
Pages
407\407
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00

Description

This second edition of The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was edited by his son Francis Darwin and published in 1890. As Sir Francis notes in his brief preface, because the first edition did not sell out in Charles Darwin's lifetime, 'he had no opportunity of publishing the material collected with a view to a second edition.' This material, in the form of 'a mass of letters, extracts from and references to books' was utilised in the second edition, as were Darwin's pencilled corrections in his own volume of the first. The book is a study of the muscular movements of the face (both human and animal) triggered by the emotions being felt - a 'physical' response to a 'mental' sensation. Darwin's detailed analysis of what actually happens to a body in a state of fear, or joy, or anger is illustrated by photographic images.

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