Wordie: Bohemian: Comments

Comment by reesetee, 10 months ago

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:07:36 +0000

A sort of lower-case bohemian vs. upper-case Bohemian, yes?

Comment by sionnach, 10 months ago

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:42:00 +0000

I think it can refer to either - both your Mimi-Rodolfo, RENT types living in a garret, or denizens of the Czech republic.

So Tchaikovsky might have been classified as Bohemian, based on his profession and lifestyle, but Dvorak would be classified as Bohemian based on his place of birth.

Comment by bilby, 10 months ago

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:37:02 +0000

This is why we call it WeirdNET: the definition that appears 'automatically' is often a bit wacky.

Bohemia was certainly a region, roughly equating to modern Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Comment by singlepayernow, 10 months ago

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:20:24 +0000

i thought it referred to a person of the arts; a bohemian artist in music or visuals or plays; or at least a style of art; so it refers to a region then?