Bohemians

Since the early nineteenth century, the bohemian has been the hero of the story the West has wanted to hear about its artists: a story of genius, glamour and doom. The bohemian is variously the artist dying in poverty like Chatterton or Modigliani, a successful self-destroyer like Jackson Pollock, or a celebrity like Nina Hamnett. Elizabeth Wilson's remakable, enjoyable 'Bohemians' is a quest for the many shifting meanings that constitute bohemianism.'Her intellectual enthusiam, ironic...
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Since the early nineteenth century, the bohemian has been the hero of the story the West has wanted to hear about its artists: a story of genius, glamour and doom. The bohemian is variously the artist dying in poverty like Chatterton or Modigliani, a successful self-destroyer like Jackson Pollock, or a celebrity like Nina Hamnett. Elizabeth Wilson's remakable, enjoyable 'Bohemians' is a quest for the many shifting meanings that constitute bohemianism.'Her intellectual enthusiam, ironic humour and delight in bohemian absurdity make this a fascinating book to read.' - Sheila Rowbotham, Financial Times'...a book that is intricately informative, expertly researched and highly entertaining' - Literary Review