Synopses & Reviews
Marivaux's light-hearted comedies of love and intrigue are enjoying a vigorous revival
One of the most original of French eighteenth century dramatists, Marivaux wrote over thirty comedies of love and intrigue. This, the only major single-volume selection of Marivaux's plays in English, brings together five full-length and five shorter pieces in lively translations by John Bowen, Michael Sadler, John Walters, Donald Watson and Nicholas Wright.
Synopsis
One of the most original of French eighteenth-century dramatists, Marivaux wrote over thirty comedies of love and intrigue.
Table of Contents
The double inconstancy -- The false servant -- The game of love and chance -- Careless vows -- The feigned inconstancy -- Harlequin's lesson in love --Slave island -- The will -- A matter of dispute -- The constant players.