Why do we bite people we feel affection towards? Why do dogs wag their
tails? Or cats purr? Why do we get embarrassed, and why does
embarrassment make us blush? These, and many other questions about the
emotional life of man and animals are answered in this remarkable book.
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was an immediate
best-seller when it was first published in 1872 and still provides the
point of departure for research into emotion and facial expression. In
his study of infants and children (including a delightfully objective
study of his own baby's smiles and pouts), of the insane, of painting
and sculpture, of cats and dogs and monkeys, and of the ways that people
in different cultures express their feelings, Darwin's insights have not
been improved upon by modern science. This definitive edition contains a
substantial new Introduction and Afterword by Paul Ekman. Ekman also
provides commentaries that use the latest scientific knowledge to
elaborate, support and occasionally challenge Darwin's insights.