The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Henri Murger
- First Published: 1847
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Sentimental
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Autobiographical fiction, Character study
- Subjects: Homelessness or homeless people, France or French people, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Music or musicians, Art or artists, Friendship, Poetry or poets, Paris, Bohemianism
- Locales: Paris, France
Places Discussed
*Latin Quarter. District of Paris on the south bank of the Seine River surrounding the University of Paris’s Sorbonne College. Predominantly populated by students and artists, the Latin Quarter is the primary setting of the novel, which unfolds during the closing years of France’s July Monarchy and the advent of its Second Republic. At a time when middle-class values are officially prized and honored, the young intellectuals of the novel resist and drop out of the “official world” to lead an impecunious existence among the lower classes. They think...
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