[DOC] [TLE] Belles-lettres | Define Belles-lettres at Dictionary.com [PAR] Belles-lettres definition, literature regarded as a fine art, especially as having a 
purely aesthetic function. ... "elegant literature, aesthetics," 1710, French, literally 
"fine letters," from ... What mistaken pronunciation gave this character its name? [DOC] [TLE] Belletristic | Define Belletristic at Dictionary.com [PAR] Belletristic definition, literature regarded as a fine art, especially as having a 
purely aesthetic function. ... "elegant literature, aesthetics," 1710, French, literally 
"fine letters," from ... What mistaken pronunciation gave this character its name? [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #1199, aired 1989-11-16 [PAR] There used to be 2 countries with this name; now there's only 1 & its capital is 
Brazzaville ... Term for aesthetically elegant literature, it's French for "fine letters"... [DOC] [TLE] belles-lettres - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "belles-lettres" definition: creative writing valued for esthetic content. ... "elegant 
literature, aesthetics", from French, literally "fine letters", from. ... artistry, and 
originality of its style and tone rather than for its ideas and informational content. [DOC] [TLE] Belles-lettres - definition of belles-lettres by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Literature regarded for its aesthetic value rather than its didactic or ... [French : 
belles, fine + lettres, letters, literature.] ... literature that is polished and elegant 
and often inconsequential in subject or scope. [170010;< French: literally, fine 
letters. [DOC] [TLE] Belletrists - definition of belletrists by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Literature regarded for its aesthetic value rather than its didactic or ... [French : 
belles, fine + lettres, letters, literature.] ... literature that is polished and elegant 
and often inconsequential in subject or scope. [170010;< French: literally, fine 
letters. [DOC] [TLE] Definition and Examples of Belles-Lettres in English [PAR] In its broadest sense, the term "belles-lettres" can refer to any literary work; ... 
From the French, literally "fine letters" ... Or rather, they meet in a world 
reconstructed by literature, for belles-lettres makes life literary, adding an 
aesthetic dimension to ... They are witty, elegant, urbane and learned--the 
characteristics one would... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about FRENCH LITERATURE - StudyStack [PAR] TERM FOR AESTHETICALLY ELEGANT LITERATURE, IT'S FRENCH FOR "
FINE LETTERS", BELLE LETTRES. IN 1677 THIS DRAMATIST'S PLAY "
PHEDRE"... [DOC] [TLE] Literary Bible.doc - 1AP [PAR] (French, fine letters). This term has been applied to polite or elegant literature. 
Its meaning is restricted to literary studies, essays, and treatises, as distinct from... [DOC] [TLE] 16 - Online Etymology Dictionary [PAR] fem. proper name, from Italian bella "fair," from Latin bella, fem. of bellus "
beautiful, ... eye-drops from its juice (an 18c. explanation; atropic acid, found in 
the plant, has a ... "elegant literature, aesthetics," 1710, French, literally "fine 
letters," from... [DOC] [TLE] List of French expressions in English - Wikipedia [PAR] Around 45% of English vocabulary is of French origin, most coming from the 
Anglo-Norman spoken by the upper classes in England for several hundred 
years after the Norman Conquest, before the language settled into what became 
Modern English. Thoroughly English words of French origin, such as art, 
competition, force, .... "fine letters"; literature regarded for its aesthetic value rather 
than its didactic... [DOC] [TLE] Meander Where You May - Escape from Elba [PAR] weezo, this definition is from the Columbia Encyclopedia ... (bl-ltr) (KEY) [from 
the French for literature, literally fine letters], literature that is appreciated for the 
beauty, artistry, and originality of its style and tone rather than for its ideas and 
informational ... "2. light and elegant literature, esp. that which is

Question: Term for aesthetically elegant literature, it's French for "fine letters"
Answer: Belle Lettres