73c

Dn. 76

F. Baudry 4/12/72

of C.D.s notes

1. Passage in Sanskrit. a mother tickling [illeg] of her dead child

2. Shrugging the shoulders

3. Expression of surprise

4. H. Wedgwood declared antiquated as a philologist.

Some excellent

F.D.

Cited in Expression 2d ed., p. 285n "[M. Baudry suggested in a letter (Dec. 4, 1872) that the shrugging of the shoulders is not to be explained by the principle of antithesis, that it is the natural gesture of one who receives a blow without resistance. I think, however, that the shrug of a schoolboy, who is being threatened with a box on the ears is distinct from the apologetic shrug. The action of shrinking from an unseen danger, as when a cricket ball is coming towards one from behind, and someone shouts "Heads!" is of the same nature as the protective shrug. M. Baudry describes it as a gesture of tucking in ("faire rentrer") the head and neck. A somewhat similar shrug is familiar as an expression of suffering from cold. Here it is a conscious repetition of the attitude instinctively assumed to economise the heat of the body. M. Baudry also suggests that the open hands express defencelessness, as showing that the actor has no weapons."