Bohemianism.
Bohemianism refers to the practice of an unconventional lifestyle, often in the company of like-minded people, involving musical, artistic or literary pursuits, with few permanent ties. Bohemians can be wanderers, adventurers, or vagabonds. While the term Bohemian actually means origination from the Eastern European and Slavic country of Bohemia, it was later used colloquially by the French and then in the English language in the nineteenth century to describe the non-traditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished artists, writers, journalists, musicians, and actors in major European cities. Bohemians, in this colloquial use of the word, were associated with unorthodox or anti-establishment political or social viewpoints, which were often expressed through free love, frugality, and/orvoluntary poverty. Origin of the term The term Bohemianism emerged in France in the early 19th century when artists and creators…