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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.
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. Prof. Calculus in The Adventures of Tintin series by Hergé; Dr Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future film series [3]
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.
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 ...
Katharine Hepburn's role as Susan Vance in the 1938 screwball comedy film Bringing Up Baby has been described as an early example of the character.. A Manic Pixie Dream Girl (MPDG) is a stock character type in fiction, usually depicted as a young woman with eccentric personality quirks who serves as the romantic interest for a male protagonist.
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.
Once reserved for athletes, eccentric exercise is becoming increasingly popular in everyday training and physical therapy—especially for people with musculoskeletal conditions like Parkinson’s ...