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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Example Sentences

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

But also, honestly, 18th-century French farce like Marivaux and Molière, where you have these women who are the architects, who are the smart ones.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2016

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

She never speaks of Robert, and she shuts herself up in her room reciting Marivaux and Moli�re.

From Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange by Hobbes, John Oliver