WRITER

Pierre de Marivaux

1688 - 1763

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre de Marivaux has received more than 206,311 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Pierre de Marivaux is the 1,198th most popular writer (up from 1,203rd in 2019), the 1,360th most popular biography from France (up from 1,394th in 2019) and the 174th most popular French Writer.

Pierre de Marivaux is most famous for his play, "The Game of Love and Chance," which is a comedy about a man who tries to win the heart of a woman by playing cards.

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  • 60.41

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  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Les fausses confidences
1951
Le paysan parvenu
1734
Marivaux par lui-même
1954
Théâtre choisi
French drama
1800
La vie de Marianne
1736
Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard
1912

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pierre de Marivaux ranks 1,198 out of 7,302. Before him are Solomon Northup, Juan Rulfo, Elizabeth Gaskell, Radegund, Subramania Bharati, and Max Nordau. After him are Aristophanes of Byzantium, Dan Simmons, Alexander Kielland, Reinaldo Arenas, Ibn Khallikan, and Roger Caillois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1688, Pierre de Marivaux ranks 11. Before him are Gyeongjong of Joseon, Juraj Jánošík, Maria Luisa of Savoy, Alexander Pope, James Francis Edward Stuart, and Giuseppe Castiglione. After him are Stede Bonnet, Domenico Zipoli, Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, Antonio Corradini, François Lemoyne, and Marie Victoire de Noailles. Among people deceased in 1763, Pierre de Marivaux ranks 6. Before him are Augustus III of Poland, Princess Isabella of Parma, Cao Xueqin, Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony, and Antoine François Prévost. After him are Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, Peter Forsskål, Gottfried Heinrich Bach, Gabriela Silang, Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp, and Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre de Marivaux ranks 1,360 out of 6,770. Before him are Sebastian Castellio (1515), Henri Désiré Landru (1869), Françoise Gilot (1921), Gabriel Lamé (1795), Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (1435), and Louis, Prince of Condé (1530). After him are Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517), Claude Lanzmann (1925), Pierre Cauchon (1371), Walter Sans Avoir (1050), Marie Anne de Bourbon (1666), and Livilla (-13).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Pierre de Marivaux ranks 174. Before him are Léon Bloy (1846), Antoine François Prévost (1697), Chevalier d'Éon (1728), Vivant Denon (1747), Comtessa de Dia (1175), and Joachim du Bellay (1522). After him are Roger Caillois (1913), Léo Taxil (1854), Raymond Radiguet (1903), Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711), Roland Topor (1938), and Edmond François Valentin About (1828).

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