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  2. Eccentricity (behavior) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. English Eccentrics and Eccentricities - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Category:Eccentricity (behavior) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Sociology of literature - Wikipedia

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    The sociology of literature is a subfield of the sociology of culture.It studies the social production of literature and its social implications. A notable example is Pierre Bourdieu's 1992 Les Règles de L'Art: Genèse et Structure du Champ Littéraire, translated by Susan Emanuel as Rules of Art: Genesis and Structure of the Literary Field (1996).

  6. Talk:Eccentricity (behavior) - Wikipedia

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    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)

  7. Katherine Heiny: ‘Sometimes people say really eccentric ...

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    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 ...

  8. Idiosyncrasy - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. Fanaticism - Wikipedia

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    Though the fan's behavior may be judged as odd or eccentric, it does not violate such norms. [6] A fanatic differs from a crank, in that a crank is defined as a person who holds a position or opinion which is so far from the norm as to appear ludicrous and/or probably wrong, such as a belief in a Flat Earth. In contrast, the subject of the ...