Garrets and pretenders; a history of Bohemianism in America.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, Dover Publications [c1960]Edition: Rev. ed., with a new chapter, "Enter Beatniks," by Harry T. MooreDescription: 422 p. illus. 22 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • PS138 .P3 1960
Contents:
The lone one -- The rise of the Queen of Bohemia -- The fall of the Queen of Bohemia -- Walt at Pfaff's -- and the King of Bohemia -- Death of the first Bohemia -- Polyglot laughter -- The Yiddish note -- Mushrooms after rain -- Trilby's foot -- Our sinful abroad -- The Yellow book; and more about expatriates -- Confused souls in Boston -- Hushed murgeria in Philadelphia -- Gentle thunder in the South -- Attics come mid-west -- Young giants in Chicago -- The dill pickle and the end of Chicago -- West coasts of Bohemia -- Sun in wine: California continued -- Lovely chaos in Carmel and Taos -- Stables into studios: Greenwich Village -- The republic of Washington Square -- Fat lasses for the masses -- As to the greatness of their art -- You can be crazy -- Playboys escaping -- Pound's era -- And now -- Addenda to the 1933 edition -- Greenwich Village revisited: 1948 -- Enter Beatniks: The Bohéme of 1960 by Harry T Moore.
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Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks PS138.P3 1960 1 Available 33710001118715

Includes bibliographical references.

The lone one -- The rise of the Queen of Bohemia -- The fall of the Queen of Bohemia -- Walt at Pfaff's -- and the King of Bohemia -- Death of the first Bohemia -- Polyglot laughter -- The Yiddish note -- Mushrooms after rain -- Trilby's foot -- Our sinful abroad -- The Yellow book; and more about expatriates -- Confused souls in Boston -- Hushed murgeria in Philadelphia -- Gentle thunder in the South -- Attics come mid-west -- Young giants in Chicago -- The dill pickle and the end of Chicago -- West coasts of Bohemia -- Sun in wine: California continued -- Lovely chaos in Carmel and Taos -- Stables into studios: Greenwich Village -- The republic of Washington Square -- Fat lasses for the masses -- As to the greatness of their art -- You can be crazy -- Playboys escaping -- Pound's era -- And now -- Addenda to the 1933 edition -- Greenwich Village revisited: 1948 -- Enter Beatniks: The Bohéme of 1960 by Harry T Moore.