Marivaux

American  

[ma-ree-voh] / ma riˈvoʊ /

noun

1. Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de 1688–1763, French dramatist and novelist.

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Marivaux British  

/ marivo /

noun

1. Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de (pjɛr karlɛ də ʃɑ̃blɛ̃ də). 1688–1763, French dramatist and novelist, noted particularly for his comedies, such as Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard (1730) and La Vie de Marianne (1731–41)

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Marivaux

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

Marivaux, without, perhaps, attaining as positive an excellence, was more original, and very much more productive.

From A Short History of French Literature by George Saintsbury

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