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Bohemianism - Wikipedia

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Bohemianism is a social and cultural movement that has, at its core, a way of life away from society's conventional norms and expectations. The term originates from the French bohème and spread to the English-speaking world. It was used to describe mid-19th-century non-traditional lifestyles, especially of artists, writers, journalists, musicians, and actors in major European cities. Bohemian is a 19th-century historical and literary topos that places the milieu of young metropolitan artists and intellectuals—particularly those of the Latin Quarter in Paris—in a context of poverty, hunger, appreciation of friendship, idealization of art and contempt for money. Based on this topos, the most diverse real-world subcultures are often referred to as "bohemian" in a figurative sense, especially (but by no means exclusively) if they show traits of a precariat. Bohemians were associated with unorthodox or anti-establishment political or social viewpoints expressed through free love, frugality,

Bohemianism - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Practice of an unconventional lifestyle For other uses, see Bohemia (disambiguation) and Bohemian (disambiguation) . Not to be confused with Bohemistics or Bohemism . Illustration by Joseph Hémard made for a 1921 edition of Scenes of Bohemian Life Bohemianism is a social and cultural movement that has, at its core, a way of life away from society's conventional norms and expectations. The term originates from the French bohème and spread to the English-speaking world . It was used to describe mid-19th-century non-tra

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