Joie de vivre
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Joie de vivre (French pronunciation: [ʒwa də vivʁ], joy of living) is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life; an exultation of spirit. Joie de vivre
"can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do… And joie de vivre may be seen as a joy of everything, a comprehensive joy, a philosophy of life, a Weltanschauung. Robert's Dictionnaire says joie is sentiment exaltant ressenti par toute la conscience, that is, involves one's whole being."[1]
Uniformly referenced in its standard French form by the educated, various corruptions are observed such as joie de vie which would translate to "joy of life" [2].
[edit] Cultural References
In Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat the song Those Canaan Days has
- "Now the fields are dead and bare,
- No joie de vivre anywhere
- Et maintenant we drink a bitter wine
- Brothers"
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[edit] References
- ^ Shibles, Warren (1997). Humor Reference Guide: A Comprehensive Classification and Analysis. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 0809320975.
- ^ Joie de Vie Poodle Dog Wall Art .
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