Pierre de Marivaux | |
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 Portrait of Marivaux by Louis-Michel van Loo | |
| Born | Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux 4 February 1688 Paris, France |
| Died | 12 February 1763 (aged 75) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Nationality | French |
| Period | Enlightenment |
| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Literary movement | Lumières |
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ kaʁlɛ də ʃɑ̃blɛ̃ də maʁivo]; 4 February 1688 – 12 February 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French playwright and novelist.
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.[1]