Atlas of Facial Expression: An Account of Facial Expression for Artists, Actors, and Writers
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Stephen Rogers Peck
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 11.6 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 180
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Atlas of Facial Expression: A Digital Reference for Facial Expression for Artists, Actors, and Writers
Atlas of Facial Expression is available as a digital PDF for instant download. You can read it on your preferred device right after purchase.
This edition is designed for readers who observe, practice, and interpret facial expression in the context of performance and creative writing. The focus keyword, Atlas of Facial Expression, reflects the book’s role as a structured reference for artists, actors, and writers.
Access the PDF immediately and use it alongside a mirror as suggested in the preface.
Book Overview
Atlas of Facial Expression by Stephen Rogers Peck is an Oxford University Press volume first published in 1987, with a first issued paperback version in 1990. The book frames facial expression as a language acquired without effort, and it highlights the actor, the artist, and the writer as especially vigilant observers.
Peck emphasizes that understanding expression involves more than recording surface behavior. The book aims to clarify phenomena of structure or function, stimulus or response, without positioning itself as a physiology treatise or a clinical study of emotion.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- An approach to facial expression that combines observation with questions about causes.
- Discussion of how different feelings can produce distinct expressions.
- Guidance for reading with active participation, including on-the-spot experimenting.
- A mirror-based method mentioned in the preface to support learning.
- An intent to reveal the “true nature” of facial expression through focused analysis.
Why This Book Matters
Facial expression is presented as broadly understood and widely used, making it relevant to practical creative work. Peck’s framing supports artists, actors, and writers who need clarity about expression and portrayal.
The book also offers a non-clinical, non-treatise focus. It concentrates on what can be observed and analyzed in everyday expression while still treating emotion as central to interpretation.
Book Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | |
| File Size | 11.6 MB |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 180 |
| Title | Atlas of facial expression : an account of facial expression for artists, actors, and writers |
| Author | Peck, Stephen Rogers, 1912- |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint | Oxford University Press, Inc. |
| Publication Year | 1987 |
| First Published | First published in 1987 by Oxford University Press, Inc., 200 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 |
| First Issued as Paperback | First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1990 |
| Copyright | Copyright © 1987 by Oxford University Press, Inc. |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-504049-X |
| ISBN-13 | 0-19-504049-X |
| ISBN-10 (pbk.) | 0-19-506322-8 (pbk.) |
| Library of Congress Catalog No. | BF591.P43 1986 152.4’2 86-12849 |
| Printed In | Printed in the United States of America |
Device Compatibility
This product is a digital download. There is no physical shipping.
After purchase, you can access the PDF and read it using appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop, mobile, or reading apps.
It does not include printing.
FAQ
- Is there an instant download?
Yes. The PDF is available for instant access after purchase. - Will I receive a physical book?
No. This listing is for a digital PDF only. - Will it work on my device?
It’s compatible with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop, mobile, or reading apps.
If you’re working with character, performance, or written dialogue, this reference can support focused practice. Use the PDF alongside observation and a mirror, as outlined in the preface.
Verified Bibliographic Details
| Original filename evidence | Atlas of Facial Expression_ An Account of Facial Expression for Artists, Actors, and Writers (1990).pdf |
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| PDF title (metadata) | Atlas of facial expression : an account of facial expression for artists, actors, and writers |
| Author (PDF metadata) | Peck, Stephen Rogers, 1912- |
| Author (from local PDF text) | STEPHEN ROGERS PECK |
| Publisher (local PDF text) | Oxford University Press |
| Copyright (local PDF text) | Copyright © 1987 by Oxford University Press, Inc. |
| First published (local PDF text) | First published in 1987 by Oxford University Press, Inc., 200 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 |
| First issued as paperback (local PDF text) | First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1990 |
| ISBN-10 (local PDF text) | 0-19-504049-X |
| ISBN-10 (pbk.) (local PDF text) | 0-19-506322-8 (pbk.) |
| Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication (local PDF text) | BF591.P43 1986 152.4'2 86-12849 |
| Language (local PDF text) | English |
| File type (evidence) | |
| File size (evidence) | 11.6 MB |
| Page count (evidence) | 180 |
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