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Literary notes about foyer (AI summary)

Writers frequently employ "foyer" as a multifaceted setting, one that serves both as a transitional space between public and private realms and as a subtle symbol of social interaction. In many narratives, the foyer becomes a stage for pivotal encounters and quiet reflections, whether it is the modest entryway to a home that leads deeper into personal life ([1]) or a bustling waiting area that hints at the ornate ambiance of cultural institutions like theaters ([2], [3]). The term also carries resonance in its original French sense—a hearth or the center of a family dwelling—adding layers of meaning that evoke warmth and history ([4], [5]). In this way, the foyer not only grounds characters in a physical space but also enriches the narrative by suggesting intimacy, transition, and occasional grandeur.
  1. Straight down the main hall he went and into the little foyer between the hall and Nita's bedroom.
    — from Murder at Bridge by Anne Austin
  2. We had better all go down to the foyer together, at once, for the 'speech,' and we will come up again together."
    — from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
  3. Thirty panels with portraits of the artists of repute in the annals of the Opera adorn this foyer.
    — from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
  4. foyer , m. , lieu où l'on fait le feu; maison; demeure; famille.
    — from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann
  5. feu , m. , amas de bois, de charbon, etc. , en combustion; foyer.
    — from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

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