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Examples: Absent-minded professor: An eccentric scientific genius who is so focused on his work that he has shortfalls in other areas of life (remembering things, grooming). [2] This is the benign version of the mad scientist. Professor Calculus; Dr. Emmett Brown [3] (Back to the Future) Julius F. Kelp/Sherman Klump; Egon Spengler; Professor ...
English Eccentrics and Eccentricities was written by John Timbs and published first in two volumes by Richard Bentley in New Burlington Street, London, in 1866.It remains both entertaining light reading and a source of biographical incident, sometimes rarely repeated on unusual people of the late 18th and early 19th century, from celebrities to recluses, religious notables to country ...
People may perceive the individual's eccentric behavior as the outward expression of their unique intelligence or creative impulse. [2] In this vein, the eccentric's habits are incomprehensible not because they are illogical or the result of madness, but because they stem from a mind so original that it cannot be conformed to societal norms.
INTERVIEW: The ‘Standard Deviation’ author’s eye for human foibles remains unparalleled in her second short story collection, ‘Games and Rituals’. She tells Jessie Thompson about the ...
Examples of Southern Gothic plays include the Pulitzer Prize winner A Streetcar Named Desire (1948), the popular The Jacksonian (2014), and the Yale Prize winner Bottle Fly (2018). In addition, many Southern Gothic novels and short stories have been adapted for the stage by artists who are not the original authors.
A list of articles concerning eccentricity, unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual. This behavior would typically be perceived as unusual or unnecessary, without being demonstrably maladaptive.
Granted, in fiction, popular characters are often eccentric. But in real life, not all eccentric people are charismatic or even likeable. Many eccentric people are scary, creepy, incomprehensible, socially inept, or otherwise, not very fun to be around. A lot of real life eccentrics tend to get left alone. Mr. ATOZ 15:14, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
Luann de Lesseps is dishing all about her swanky sleepover at actress Tilda Swinton's Scottish castle. The Real Housewives of New York alum, 59, detailed her stay at the actress' "humble abode ...