Among the Bohemians : experiments in living 1900-1939 by Nicholson, Virginia instant download

Among the Bohemians : experiments in living 1900-1939 by Nicholson, Virginia instant download

xix, 362 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm, \"This is a book about a search for truth and beauty in small things; it is also about sacrifice, liberty, class conflict and the generation war. In many cases, Bohemia's headlong idealism collided disastrously with the demands of everyday life. Accompanying the victories in this rebellion is an anarchic clutter of bounced cheques, blocked drains, whooping cough and incontinent cats. Sometimes artists felt lost amid the turmoil of new freedoms. Contempt for convention led all too often to poverty, divorce, addiction and even death.\" \"Many of the heroes and heroines of this transitional time are half-forgotten, neglected characters from the footnotes of history who achieved little of artistic durability. Their voices have seldom been heard, but their valiant approach to the art of living deserves to be celebrated. For where they led, we have followed. Gradually, imperceptibly, Bohemia changed society. This book testifies to that quiet revolution.\"--Jacket, Includes bibliographical references and index, 1. Paying the Price -- 2. All for Love -- 3. Children of Light -- 4. Dwelling with Beauty -- 5. Glorious Apparel -- 6. Feast and Famine -- 7. New Brooms -- 8. The Open Road -- 9. Evenings of Friendliness -- Monetary Equivalents -- App. B. Dramatis Personae