Marivaux
Americannoun
noun
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Since the language is heavily influenced by French, a lot of it is understandable without the subtitles, and the translation is full of images that make Marivaux feel fresh again.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
Written by Geoffrey Layton and Luc Bondy, based on a play by Pierre de Marivaux.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2017
The Marivaux plot uses archetypal characters from Italian commedia, but the appealing thing about Marivaux is the surprisingly sincere feeling he often generates as the romantic plot twists.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2017
It usually worked and, after all, we were heirs of 18th-Century literary and artistic greats Marivaux and Fragonard - one had to abide by certain cultural, unwritten laws.
From BBC ● May 17, 2016
The distance is somewhat considerable between this and our pamphlets of the Quay des Augustins and the Pont-neuf, entitled, "Spirit of Marivaux," "Spirit of Desfontaines," etc.
From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
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