{{advert, date=April 2014 Bohemian Manifesto: A Field Guide to Living on the Edge is a 2004 book written by

Laren Stover Laren Stover is an American writer. She is the author of ''Pluto, Animal Lover'' (HarperCollins), ''The Bombshell Manual of Style'' illustrated by Ruben Toledo (Hyperion, 2001) and ''Bohemian Manifesto: A Field Guide to Living on the Edge'' (Bulfi ...

and illustrated by IZAK which details the eccentricities, peculiarities, and informalities of being a

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. Stover uses prominent Bohemian artists' quotes and letters to describe the traditional lives of Bohemians, based on five "class" types: Nouveau,

Gypsy The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sign ...

, Beat, Zen, and Dandy.

Bohemian types

Stover classifies Bohemians into five mindsets/styles. The Bohemian is "not easily classified like species of birds," writes Stover, noting there are crossovers and hybrids.

Nouveau Bohemian

The Nouveau Bohemian: This type of Bohemian harmonizes elements of traditional Bohemian ideology with contemporary culture without losing sight of the basic tenets—the glamour, art, and nonconformity. While Nouveaus may suffer poetically, artistically, and romantically, they have what appears to be, at first, one advantage over other Bohemians—the Nouveau has money.

Gypsy Bohemian

The Gypsy Bohemian: The expatriate types. They create their own Gypsy nirvana wherever they go. They are folksy

flower child Flower child originated as a synonym for hippie, especially among the idealistic young people who gathered in San Francisco and the surrounding area during the Summer of Love in 1967. It was the custom of "flower children" to wear and distribute ...

ren, hippies, psychedelic travelers, fairy folk, dreamers,

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Phish Phish is an American rock band formed in Burlington, Vermont, in 1983. The band is known for musical improvisation, extended jams, blending of genres, and a dedicated fan base. The band consists of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon ...

fans, medievalists, anachronistic throwbacks to a more romantic time...Gypsies scatter like seeds on the wind, don't own a watch, show up on your doorstep and disappear in the night. They are happy to sleep in your barn, and may have done so without your awareness.

Beat Bohemian

The Beat Bohemian: Reckless, raggedy, rambling, drifting, down-and-out, Utopia-seeking. It may seem like Beats suffer for their ideals, but they have let go of material desire...Beats are free spirits. They believe in freedom of expression. They travel light, but there is always a book or a notebook in their pocket...Beats jam, improvise, extemporize, blow ethereal notes into the universe, write poetry, ramble and wreck cars. They live on the edge of ideas. They take the part and then make up their own lines.

Zen Bohemian

The Zen Bohemian: No other Bohemians fathom the transient, green and meditative quality of life better than the Zens, even if they are in a rock band, which they often are. The Zen is post-Beat, a Bohemian whose quest has evolved from the artistic, smoky, literary and spiritually wanderlustful to the spiritually lustful.

Dandy Bohemian

The Dandy Bohemian: A little seedy, a little haughty, slightly shredded or threadbare, Dandies are the most polished of all Bohemians, even when their clothes are tattered. The Dandy aspires to

old money Old money is "the inherited wealth of established upper-class families (i.e. gentry, patriciate)" or "a person, family, or lineage possessing inherited wealth". The term typically describes a social class of the rich who have been able to ma ...

without the money...You are more likely to find unpopular liqueurs such as

Chartreuse Chartreuse () may refer to: Food and drink * Chartreuse (liqueur), a French liqueur * Chartreuse (dish), a French dish of vegetables or meat tightly wrapped in vegetable leaves and cooked in a mould Religion * Carthusians, a Catholic religi ...

and Earl Grey brandy in the Dandy home than a six-pack of Budweiser.

External links

Official website
2004 non-fiction books Bohemianism