1616 (Mar 2016)
Stereotypes of the Bohemian in Puccini’s «La Bohème»
Abstract
This paper is intended to identify in Puccini’s opera La Bohème, the sources, devices and literary motifs used by the Bohemian authors writing in Madrid at the end of the 19th century. It will focus on such aspects as the stereotypes of the Bohemian world; the nature of the Bohemian, his traits, his struggles, his aspirations and the setting of his actions.