image d'Épinal
French
Etymology
From the name of the first publishing house, from Épinal, the founder's place of birth.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.maʒ d‿e.pi.nal/
Noun
image d’Épinal f (plural images d’Épinal)
- (historical) Épinal print (prints on popular subjects rendered in bright sharp colours)
- (figuratively) idyllic view, idealized view, rose-coloured view, picture postcard view
- 1954, Françoise Sagan, Bonjour Tristesse:
- Je croyais que ma vie pourrait se calculer sur cette phrase, s’en inspirer, en jaillir comme une perverse image d’Épinal : j’oubliais les temps morts, la discontinuité et les bons sentiments quotidiens. Idéalement, j’envisageais une vie de bassesses et de turpitudes.
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See also
Further reading
- image d’Épinal on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
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