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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MARIVAUX

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PRONUNCIATION OF MARIVAUX

Marivaux play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MARIVAUX

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Marivaux is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MARIVAUX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pierre de Marivaux

Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux, commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French novelist and dramatist. He 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.

Definition of Marivaux in the English dictionary

The definition of Marivaux in the dictionary is Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de. 1688–1763, French dramatist and novelist, noted particularly for his comedies, such as Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard and La Vie de Marianne.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Marivaux in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Marivaux» into 25 languages

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马里沃
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Мариво
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Marivaux
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Brussels
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Мариво
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Trends of use of Marivaux

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MARIVAUX»

The term «Marivaux» is normally little used and occupies the 108.990 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MARIVAUX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Marivaux

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARIVAUX»

Discover the use of Marivaux in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Marivaux and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Marivaux
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Marivaux.
Oscar A. Haac, 1974
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Marivaux:
The plays in this volume are: The Triumph of Love, Changes of Heart, and The Game of Love and Chance.Marivaux was the 4th most-performed playwright at the Comedie-Francais.
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux, 1999
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Marivaux and Moliere: A Comparison
Without detracting from Marivaux's basic originality, Dr. Cismaru shows that Marivaux's alleged scorn for his illustrious predecessor did not prevent him from using molieresque scenes, tone, and vocabulary.The first book-length study of the ...
Alfred Cismaru, 1977
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Menander to Marivaux: The History of a Comic Structure
The author examines comedies based on a structure first used by Menander in the fourth century B.C. and brought to its precise formulations and brilliance by Marivaux in the eighteenth century A.D.
Edward Joseph Hollingsworth Greene, 1977
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The Dispute
How would bodies and minds reared in darkness respond to the first words, the first lies, the first kisses? What if you got to watch? Cruel, erotic and elegant by turn, The Dispute is rightly regarded as one of Marivaux’s masterpieces.
Neil Bartlett, Pierre de Marivaux, 1999
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The Game of Love and Chance
The most famous of the hilarious, heartbreaking comedies with which Marivaux shocked and delighted eighteenth-century Paris. A wickedly funny translation, as performed at the Royal National Theatre.
Neil Bartlett, Pierre de Marivaux, 1993
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Face Value: Physiognomical Thought and the Legible Body in ...
Explores ideas about human physical appearance expressed in French novels of the 18th/19th centuries (by Lavater, Marivaux, Balzac, Gautier, Zola), as well as the pseudoscience of physiognomy that influenced them.
Christopher Rivers, 1994
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Love in the Theatre of Marivaux: A Study of the Factors ...
Numerous critics have defined the nature of the love experienced by Marivaux's characters. Some are strongly critical of it — Alain, for example, sees it as "une conception d'amour bien frivole", and wonders what will come of it in marriage: " Ce ...
Valentini Papadopoulou Brady, 1970
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Marivaux Plays:
One of the most original of French eighteenth-century dramatists, Marivaux wrote over thirty comedies of love and intrigue.
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux, 1988
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Marivaux: La Vie De Marianne and Le Paysan Parvenu
(Grant & Cutler 1982)
David Coward, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARIVAUX»

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Odyssey's 'False Servant' finds the cold heart of a classic
In his revival of Pierre Marivaux's 1724 French play “The False Servant” at the Odyssey Theatre, director Bart DeLorenzo lays bare this bleak ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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When You Disguise Yourself as a Man to Spy on Your Fiancé
More than a decade after it premiered at London's National Theatre, Martin Crimp's modern translation of Pierre Marivaux's 1724 comedy The ... «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
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Photo Flash: The Odyssey Theatre's THE FALSE SERVANT
"Marivaux explores the ambiguities of classic comedy - the nature of ... fresh and alive, yet still retains the precision of Marivaux''s language." «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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On Monday: A Pigeon and False Confessions
Les Fausses Confidences (The False Confessions): Luc Bondy stages Marivaux's comedy at the Chekhov Theater Festival. L'Odeon — Theatre ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
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Daniel Mesguich met en scène le Théâtre
... qu'il a toujours défendus « Le Prince Travesti » de Marivaux. Une pièce à voir jusqu'au 26 juillet 2015 au Théâtre du Chêne Noir à Avignon. «RFI, Jul 15»
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Marivaux' The Game of Love and Chance, adapted by Matthew …
The Barons Court Theatre, a fringe venue in West London, will present Marivaux' farcical comedy The Game of Love and Chance, adapted and ... «London Theatre Guide - Online, Jul 15»
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Marivaux's THE FALSE SERVANT Runs Now thru 9/6 at the Odyssey
In Marivaux's heartless comedy of bad manners, lust and avarice ... feels fresh and alive, yet still retains the precision of Marivaux's language." «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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LA theater openings, July 5-12: 'Adam & Eve and Steve' and more
The False Servant Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and the Evidence Room present a new translation of Marivaux's 18th-century farce about a ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Pack a picnic for Summer Performances at the Visual Arts Center of NJ
The Triumph of Love by Pierre de Marivaux. Tickets will be sold at the door on the night of the performance; non-members $12, members $8. «NJ.com, Jun 15»
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VectorVest Releases VectorVest 7 Europe
... and demonstrated for the first time in Brussels at the Successful Investors Workshop, held at the Marivaux Hotel, Brussels on 20 June 2015. «Business Wire, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
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