| Garrets and Pretenders: Bohemian Life in America from Poe to Kerouac Contributor(s): Parry, Albert (Author), Buhle, Paul (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0486486052 ISBN-13: 9780486486055 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 917.3 |
| LCCN: 2011042305 |
| Series: Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (1.10 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hailed as "thoroughly fascinating" and "an excellent account" by The New York Times, this chronicle recaptures the vibrantly eccentric lifestyles of generations of free-spirited Americans. Its evocative profiles range from Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, and Ambrose Bierce to lesser-known nonconformists and iconoclasts. Hoboes, starving poets, suffragettes, and artists' models populate these pages, forming a bustling panoply of banquets, suicides, and ferocious literary rivalries. Albert Parry's classic survey created a sensation upon its initial publication in 1933. This new edition offers a 1948 reminiscence of the Greenwich Village scene and updates the narrative to the beatnik era of 1960. More than a collection of stories and anecdotes, this well-documented history unfolds with all the panache of a gripping novel. Scores of cartoons, drawings, and caricatures illustrate its memorable views of unconventional lives. |