belle époque

or Belle Époque

[ bel ey-pawk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, French.

, plural belles é·poques [bel, ey-, pawk].

the period (1871–1914) between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the outbreak of World War I, characterized by relative peacefulness in Western Europe and by marked advances and productivity in the arts, literature, technology, etc.

belle époque

/ bɛl epɔk /

Literally, “beautiful epoch”

literally: fine period

Ah, gay Paree—the French capital has practically announced its own LGBT friendliness since the Belle Époque.

I order a Belle Époque with Hapsburg Absinthe to kickstart the evening.

So how the hell do you work with a Belle Époque, over-the-top, over-gilded house full of French porcelain and furniture?

A fun read that satirizes the blue notes of the high arts as well as cashes in on the nostalgia of the Belle Époque.

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