Pierre de Marivaux
1688 – 1763 · aged 75
French novelist and dramatist (1688-1763)
- Born
- 4 Feb 1688 · Paris
- Died
- 11 Feb 1763 · Paris
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- 4 Feb 1688BornBorn in Paris
- 1742 – 1763RoleMember of the Académie française
- 11 Feb 1763DiedDied in Paris
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- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
Biography
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (French: [pjɛʁ kaʁlɛ də ʃɑ̃blɛ̃ də maʁivo]; 4 February 1688 – 12 February 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French playwright and novelist.
Marivaux is considered one of the most important French playwrights of the 18th century, writing numerous comedies for the Comédie-Française and the Comédie-Italienne of Paris. His most important works are Le Triomphe de l'amour, Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard and Les Fausses Confidences. He also published a number of essays and two important but unfinished novels, La Vie de Marianne and Le Paysan parvenu.
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