Science and Eccentricity
Collecting, Writing and Performing Science for Early Nineteenth-Century Audiences
1st Edition
Published on 1. July 2008
304 pages
978-1-85196-582-3 (ISBN)
Description
The concept of eccentricity was central to how people in the 19th century understood their world. This book explores how, from the turn of the century, discourses of eccentricity were established to make sense of individuals who did not seem to fit within an increasingly organized social and economic order.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-85196-582-3 (9781851965823)
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Content
Introduction 1 Defining eccentricity 2 Performing eccentricity: William Martin and the world turned upside down 3 'Beyond the pale of ordinary criticism': Eccentric writing and the works of Thomas Hawkins 4 Eccentricity on display: Charles Waterton as collector and specimen Conclusion
