Bohemia in America, 1858-1920

Levin explores the construction and emergence of 'Bohemia' in American literature and culture. Simultaneously a literary trope, a cultural nexus, and a socio-economic landscape, 'la vie bohème' travelled to the United States from the Parisian Latin Quarter in the 1850s. At first the province of small artistic coteries, Bohemia soon inspired a popular vogue, embodied in restaurants, clubs, neighbourhoods, novels, poems, and dramatic performances across the country.

Year

2010

Language

English

Publisher

Stanford University Press

Editions

3

Pages

469

ISBN

9780804760836

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