TY - JOUR TI - The evolution of eccentric thinking in the book The Free Shooters of Thought. On Some Romantic and Post-Romantic Figures of Mind by Agnieszka Kocik AU - KociubiƄska, Edyta TI - The evolution of eccentric thinking in the book The Free Shooters of Thought. On Some Romantic and Post-Romantic Figures of Mind by Agnieszka Kocik AB - The article discusses the book The Free Shooters of Thought. On Some Romantic and Post-Romantic Figures of Mind by Agnieszka Kocik. This publication proposes to trace the dynamics in the development of the character of an eccentric in the 19th century literature, based on an analysis of works by, among others, Balzac, Sztyrmer, Nerval, Champfleury, Verne, Howard. The author distinguishes three stages in modernisation of fiction, pointing to its sources in the evolution of scientific and parascientific theories and ideas, without forgetting the historical upheavals which inevitably brought about important socio-political, cultural and literary changes. VL - Volume 21 (2021) IS - Volume 21, Issue 4 PY - 2021 SN - 1732-8705 C1 - 2084-3917 SP - 323 EP - 329 DO - 10.4467/20843917RC.21.032.14434 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/romanica-cracoviensia/article/levolution-de-la-pensee-excentrique-dans-louvrage-les-francs-tireurs-de-la-pensee-sur-quelques-figures-de-lesprit-romantiques-et-post-romantiques-de-agnieszka-kocik KW - eccentricity KW - mind KW - thought KW - 19th century literature KW - Balzac KW - Sztyrmer KW - Nerval KW - Champfleury KW - Verne KW - Howard