The Suprise of Love
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Suprise of Love
By (Author) Pierre de Marivaux
Translated by Mike Alfreds
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oberon Books Ltd
11th August 2011
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
842.5
Physical Properties
Paperback
96
Width 128mm, Height 208mm, Spine 6mm
140g
Description
The beautiful Marquise has been left a widow tragically young... The handsome Chevalier has been deserted by the love of his life who has decided to take holy orders... Both have sworn never to lose their hearts again... Neither had reckoned with the surprise of love.
Reviews
"""An elegant and well-honed drawing room comedy... a consummate example of a well-made play - complete with a set of French windows and an absence of loose ends - and, as such, is solidly entertaining"" 4 stars - ""Exeunt Magazine"" "Misery is not just amusing but captivatingly charming, in Michael Alfred's new version of Marivaux... is sheer sophistication... Piquant and perfectly polished entertainment" 4 stars - The Times"
Author Bio
Pierre de Marivaux (1688 1763) is considered one of the most important French playwrights of the 18th century, writing numerous comedies for the Comdie-Franaise and the Comdie-Italienne of Paris. His most important works are The Triumph of Love, The Game of Love and Chance (both published by Oberon in Marivaux: Two Plays) & False Admissions. He also published a number of essays and two important but unfinished novels, La Vie de Marianne and Le Paysan parvenu.
