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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 ...
Examples: Cat lady: An eccentric, lonely woman, often living alone. She may be depicted as dotty and benevolent or as unhinged. Crazy Cat Lady, Arabella Figg, [24] Angela Martin: Chosen one: A person destined by prophecy to save the world, frequently possessed of unusual skills or abilities. Anakin Skywalker ; Harry Potter (Harry Potter) Neo
Ikkyū is one of the most significant (and eccentric) figures in Zen history. To Japanese children, he is a folk hero, mischievous and always outsmarting his teachers and the shōgun. In addition to passed down oral stories, this is due to the very popular animated TV series Ikkyū-san. In Rinzai Zen tradition, he is both heretic and saint. [16]
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.
This list includes notable authors, poets, playwrights, philosophers, artists, scientists and other important and noteworthy contributors to literature. Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letters) is the art of written works. Literally translated, the word literature means "acquaintance with letters" (as in the "arts and letters").
Charles Kay Ogden (/ ˈ ɒ ɡ d ən /; 1 June 1889 – 20 March 1957) was an English linguist, philosopher, and writer.Described as a polymath but also an eccentric and outsider, [3] [4] [5] he took part in many ventures related to literature, politics, the arts, and philosophy, having a broad effect particularly as an editor, translator, and activist on behalf of a reformed version of the ...
Hynes and Doty, in Mythical Trickster Figures (1997) state that every trickster has several of the following six traits: [1] fundamentally ambiguous and anomalous; deceiver and trick-player; shape-shifter or master of disguise; situation-inverter; messenger and imitator of the gods; sacred and lewd bricoleur
For example, the fact that the English word cab starts with the sound /k/ is an idiosyncratic property; on the other hand that its vowel is longer than in the English word cap is a systematic regularity, as it arises from the fact that the final consonant is voiced rather than voiceless. [5]