| Series |
Very short introductions
Very short introductions 733. ^A467935
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| Contents |
Fictional Bohemians -- Historical Bohemians -- Political Bohemians -- Artistic Bohemians -- The death of Bohemia. |
| Abstract |
"The Romantic myth of Bohemia originates in the early nineteenth century as a way of describing the new economic and cultural conditions artists and writers faced as the system of aristocratic patronage collapsed in the wake of republican revolution. This book analyses the bohemian myth likening the artist's vagabond career to the "gypsy" life by discussing its various fictional manifestations; its historical presence in different bohemian communities; its political implications as a counter to the ascendancy of a bourgeois, commercial class; and its role in the development of both modern art and popular culture. It concludes by discussing the legacy of the bohemian myth today, arguing that the political and cultural conditions that originated that myth no longer obtain, rendering the idea of "contemporary Bohemia" problematic"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-129) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Weir, David. Bohemians New York : Oxford University Press, 2023 9780197538319 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2023007246 |
| ISBN | 9780197538296 |
| ISBN | 0197538290 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
