Les Enfants de la Bohème: The Many Isms of Bohemianism

10/28/22 • 10 min

Bohemianism is a grandmere to many "isms" inspired by the original Bohemians of Paris . The list of “Bohemainism-isms” is long, but here are a choice few.
This is Part V of "Bohemianism," a podcast from theparisproject.net.

This podcast was created by Roger Mummert for www.theparisproject.net.

This podcast was created by Roger Mummert for www.theparisproject.net.

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Paris: "A City of Ideas" - Les Enfants de la Bohème: The Many Isms of Bohemianism

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Les Enfants de la Bohème:

The Many Isms of Bohemianism

Bohemianism is a grandmère to many other isms—some that embrace Bohemian values, others that passionately oppose them. The list of “Bohemainism-isms” is long, but here are a choice few.

Bouzingoism: The first era of Bohemianism—called “le Petite Cénacle”—practiced extreme romanticism. The next iteration—les Bouzingos—took the notion of extreme...to e