1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789579203321

Autore

Murger Henri <1822-1861.>

Titolo

The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter / / Henry Murger ; translated by Ellen Marriage and John Selwyn ; introduction by Maurice Samuels

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2004]

©2004

ISBN

0-8122-0095-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (427 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MarriageEllen

SelwynJohn

Disciplina

843/.8

Soggetti

Intellectuals - France - Paris

Paris (France) Intellectual life 19th century Fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: London : Greening and Co., 1901. Now with new introduction.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Preface -- I. How the Brotherhood Came Together -- II. A Messenger of Providence -- III. Lenten Loves -- IV. Ali Rodolphe or, the Involuntary Turk -- V. Charlemagne's Crown-Piece -- VI. Mademoiselle Musette -- VII. Floods of Pactolus -- VIII. What a Crown-Piece Costs -- IX. Polar Violets -- X. The Cape of Storms -- XI. A Café in Bohemia -- XII. A Reception in Bohemia -- XIII. The House-Warming -- XIV. Mademoiselle MIMI -- XV. Donec Gratus ... -- XVI. "The Passage of the Red Sea" -- XVII. The Toilette of the Graces -- XVIII. Francine's Muff -- XIX. Musette's Whims -- XX. Mimi Has Feathers -- XXI. Romeo and Juliet -- XXII. Epilogue to the Loves of Rodolphe and Mademoiselle Mimi -- XXIII. Youth Comes but Once

Sommario/riassunto

"Today, as of old, every man who enters on an artistic career, without any other means of livelihood than his art itself, will be forced to walk in the paths of Bohemia."-from the Preface Based largely upon Henri Murger's own experiences and those of his fellow artists, The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter was originally produced as a play in 1849 and first appeared in book form in 1851. It was an immediate sensation. The novel consists of a series of interrelated episodes in the lives of a group of poor friends-a musician, a poet, a philosopher, a



sculptor, and a painter-who attempt to maintain their artistic ideals while struggling for food, shelter, and sex. Set in the ancient Latin Quarter, a vibrant and cosmopolitan area near the University of Paris, the novel is a masterful portrait of nineteenth-century Parisian artistic life. "Bohemian" soon became synonymous with "artist," and it is from Murger's novel that the word and concept entered the English language. Drawn from real-life characters and events, the themes of love, sacrifice, and "selling out" are immediately recognizable to the modern reader. Capturing the heart, spirit, and bittersweet humor of the world of struggling artists, The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter is the universal story of one's attempt to leave a mark on the world.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910807343903321

Autore

Kohl-Arenas Erica <1968->

Titolo

The self-help myth : how philanthropy fails to alleviate poverty / / Erica Kohl-Arenas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-520-95929-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

Poverty, Interrupted ; ; 1

Disciplina

362.5/57097945

Soggetti

Farmers - California - Central Valley (Valley)

Charities - California - Central Valley (Valley)

Poverty - California - Central Valley (Valley)

Immigrants - California - Central Valley (Valley)

California Economic conditions 20th century

California Economic conditions 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER ONE. Private Philanthropy and the Self-Help Myth -- CHAPTER TWO. The Hustling Arm of the Union: Nonprofit Institutionalization and the Compromises of Cesar Chavez -- CHAPTER THREE. Foundation-



Driven Collaborative Initiatives: Civic Participation for What? -- CHAPTER FOUR. Selling Mutual Prosperity: Worker-Grower Partnerships and the "Win-Win" Paradigm -- CHAPTER FIVE. Conclusion -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Can philanthropy alleviate inequality? Do antipoverty programs work on the ground? In this eye-opening analysis, Erica Kohl-Arenas bores deeply into how these issues play out in California's Central Valley, which is one of the wealthiest agricultural production regions in the world and also home to the poorest people in the United States. Through the lens of a provocative set of case studies, The Self-Help Myth reveals how philanthropy maintains systems of inequality by attracting attention to the behavior of poor people while shifting the focus away from structural inequities and relationships of power that produce poverty. In Fresno County, for example, which has a