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Joanna Levin - Bohemia in America, 1858–1920 - 9780804760836 - V9780804760836
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Bohemia in America, 1858–1920

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Description for Bohemia in America, 1858–1920 Hardback. Explores the construction and emergence of 'Bohemia' in American literature and culture. This title presents a study that follows la vie boheme from its earliest expressions in the US until its explosion in Greenwich Village in the 1920s. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.

Bohemia in America, 1858–1920 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 traveled 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, neighborhoods, novels, poems, and dramatic performances across the country. Levin's study follows la vie bohème from its earliest expressions in the U.S. until its explosion in Greenwich Village in the 1910s.

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Joanna Levin not only provides access to a neglected cultural phenomenon but also to a new and compelling way of charting the development of American literature and culture.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804760836
SKU
V9780804760836
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Joanna Levin
Joanna Levin is Assistant Professor of English at Chapman University.

Reviews for Bohemia in America, 1858–1920
"Because of Levin's depth of research and polished prose, Bohemia in America offers readers an incredibly rich look at a fertile period in American arts . . . As long as discontented souls seek la vie bohème, Levin's book should stand as a cornerstone of counterculture criticism."
Brett C. Sigurdson
Western American Literature
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