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The authors introduce the thematic issue which presents articles focusing on physiognomy during the 19th century and discuss topics including Swiss poet and physiognomist Johann Kaspar Lavater, phrenology, and social and racial discrimination.

The article presents a reflection on the literary form of personal diary and particularly on the article "Délibération" that French author Roland Barthes wrote in issue 82 of the periodical "Tel Quel," published in 1977, which was an attempt for him to try this form of narrative. This article aims to study the specific aspects of the style of Barthes in this personal narrative in order to emphasize their importance in the reading of other of his books. The literary motives of certain writings by Barthes are examined.