La Belle Époque

English

Etymology

From French la Belle Époque.

Proper noun

La Belle Époque

1. Alternative form of Belle Époque.
   • 2018, Lawrence R. Brownlee, “The Youths Who Behaved Bizarrely”, in A Doctor’s Tales, New York, N.Y.: Page Publishing, Inc, →ISBN:

     Absinthe is a clear green liqueur that was in vogue during La Belle Époque, an era of peace and plenty from 1890 to 1914 in Paris.

   • 2019, Jill Jonnes, “Showdown in Paris”, in Eiffel’s Tower for Young People: The Story of the 1889 World’s Fair (For Young People), New York, N.Y.: Triangle Square, →ISBN:

     The arts flowered in France during La Belle Époque, especially in Paris.

   • 2023, John Lewis-Stempel, “March”, in La Vie: A Year in Rural France, London: Penguin Random House UK, published 2024, →ISBN, “Spring” section:

     The woodshed is a rather grand affair, a capacious lean-to of honeyed stone built behind the dovecot by the Jacques family in La Belle Époque.