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The aim of the book is twofold: first, to provide an overview of the critical history of eccentricity; and secondly to conceptualise a notion that is often presented as a defining feature of the English "character". It addresses the key issues raised by eccentricity and brings out interdis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Aymes-Stokes, Sophie, Mellet, Laurent
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.
Temas:
Eccentrics and eccentricities > Great Britain.
Eccentrics in literature.
English literature > History and criticism.
Littérature anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Literature & literary studies.
Social & cultural history.
Cultural studies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Personal Memoirs.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Presidents & Heads of State.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Reference.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Rich & Famous.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Royalty.
Eccentrics and eccentricities.
English literature.
Exzentrizität
Great Britain.
Großbritannien
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The aim of the book is twofold: first, to provide an overview of the critical history of eccentricity; and secondly to conceptualise a notion that is often presented as a defining feature of the English "character". It addresses the key issues raised by eccentricity and brings out interdisciplinary links between science, politics, literature and the arts: the sources and dissemination of the concept of eccentricity; its relationship with the English national character as historical and ideolo ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 315 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1443839450
9781443839457

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