Henry Murger

Scenes of Bohemian Life (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Holton, Robert

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1851, Henry Murger'sScènes de la vie de bohèmebrought together the stories he had written for a small arts newspaper in Paris. These semi-fictionalized tales, drawn from the daily lives of Murger and his friends, portray the struggles and celebrations, the loves and losses, of young writers and artists as they eked out an existence on the impoverished margins of society. While the nineteenth-century Parisian setting is fascinating in itself, the stories have retained their contemporary relevance as the continuing popularity of Puccini's opera adaptation (La Bohème) and the Broadway success of Jonathan Larson's Rent-both based on Murger's stories-have demonstrated.

Life in bohemia continues to attract young people in great numbers, just as it has done for almost two centuries, and it is Murger's bohemia, with all its energy and eccentricities, that underlies that appeal. Balancing humor and despair, and optimism and desperation, Murger's characters, much like today's bohemians, manage to confound landlords and bill collectors, endure cold and hunger, find love and lose it, party without restraint and confront the devastating deaths of friends and lovers.

With this new translation, readers can once again encounter the point of origin for the bohemian cultures that have flourished ever since, not only the source for Puccini's and Larson's phenomenally popular musical works as well as for numerous films and songs over many decades but also a classic work of literature that will re-introduce English readers to Rodolphe and Mimi, Marcel and Musette, Schaunard and Colline, after too long an absence.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781839988813
• Artikelnr.: 68860447

Autorenporträt

Henry Murgerwas a nineteenth-century French writer whose Scènes de la vie de bohème launched an idea of bohemian life that has influenced cultures ever since.

Robert Holton, the translator/editor, is Emeritus Professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He has taught literature for many years, including courses in bohemian cultures.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION
1. How the Bohemian Society Was Established
2. A Gift from the Gods
3. Love at Lent
4. Ali-Rodolphe, or A Turk by Necessity
5. Charlemagne's Coin
6. Mademoiselle Musette
7. The Sands of Pactolus
8. What Five Francs Cost
9. Polar Violets
10. The Cape of Storms
11. A Bohemian Café
12. A Reception in Bohemia
13. The Housewarming Party
14. Mademoiselle Mimi
15. Donec Gratus
16. The Passage of the Red Sea
17. The Graces Adorned
18. Francine's Muff
19. Musette's Whims
20. Mimi's Fine Feathers
21. Romeo and Juliet
22. Epilogue to Love
23. Only Young Once
 Appendix: Murger's Preface
Index