Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents ix
4. NOTE ON DOCUMENTATION 1
5. 1. The Early Works 3
6. 2. Débuts, Literary and Social 28
7. 3. Italian Plays and a French Spectator 44
8. 4. A Philosopher on the Stage and on the Roads 88
9. 5. Women and Men 124
10. 6. The Peak Period 1733-1735 166
11. 7. The Last Great Plays 200
12. 8. The Academician 1742-1763 232
13. 9. The Eclipse, 1763-1848 280
14. 10. ". . . Not Always Amusing, but Marivaux" 293
15. 11. Marivaux Joins the Great 300
16. 12. Between Two Wars 1918-1939 313
17. 13. Marivaux, an Author of the Mid-Twentieth Century 327
18. Conclusion 343
19. Bibliography 347
20. Index 363