Garrets and Pretenders - Bohemian Life in America From Poe to Kerouac

Klappentext This fascinating study recaptures the vibrant, eccentric lifestyles of America's Bohemians, offering accurate depictions of the lives and manners of nonconformists from the early 19th century through the Beat Generation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to the 2012 Dover Edition Introduction to the 1960 Dover Edition Introductory Remarks to the 1933 Edition I. The Lone One II. The Rise of the Queen of Bohemia III. The Fall of the Queen of Bohemia IV. Walt at Pfaff's--and the King of Bohemia V. Death of the First Bohemia VI. Polyglot Laughter VII. The Yiddish Noye VIII. Mushrooms After Rain IX. Trilby's Foot X. Our Sinful Abroad XI. The Yellow Book, and More About Expatriates XII. Confused Souls in Boston XIII. Hushed Mugeria in Philadelphia XIV. Gentle Thunder in the South XV. Attics Come Mid-West XVI. Young Giants in Chicago XVII The Dill Pickle and the End of Chicago XVIII West Coasts of Bohemia XIX. Sun in Wine: California Continued XX. Lovely Chaos in Carmel and Taos XXI. Stables into Studios: Greenwich Village XXXII. The Republic of Washington Square XXIII. Fat Lasses for the Masses XXIV. As to the Greatness of Their Art XXV. You Can be Crazy XXVI. Playboys Escaping XXVII Pound's Era XXVIII. And Now Addenda to the 1933 Edition XXIX Greenwich Village Revisited: 1948 XXX. Enter Beatniks: The Boheme of 1960 by Harry T. Moore Bibliography Index Supplementary Index to Chapters XXIX and XXX

Product details

• Authors: Albert Parry, Albert/ Buhle Parry
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.02.2012
• EAN: 9780486486055
• ISBN: 978-0-486-48605-5
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: New York City; Dover Books on History, Politi; Dover Books on History, Politi; New York City
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travel guides; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, History - General History, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century