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1734 In Literature
This article is a summary of the major literary events and publications of 1734. Events *January – ''Le Cabinet du Philosophe'', a new periodical by Pierre de Marivaux, is unsuccessfully launched; it is discontinued in April. *June 10 – Copies of Voltaire's ''Lettres philosophiques sur les Anglais (Letters on the English)'' are burned, and a warrant is issued for the author's arrest. *November – George Faulkner begins publication of an edition of Jonathan Swift's ''Works'' in Dublin with a corrected text. *Manoel da Assumpcam begins writing his grammar of the Bengali language. *Göttingen State and University Library is established. New books Fiction *Pierre de Marivaux – ''Le Paysan parvenu (The Fortunate Peasant)'' part one Drama *Henry Carey (writer), Henry Carey, as "Benjamin Bounce" – ''Chrononhotonthologos'' (satire on bombastic tragedy) *William Duncombe – ''Junius Brutus (play), Junius Brutus'' *Henry Fielding **''Don Quixote in England'' **''The Intriguing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre De Marivaux
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (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''. Life His father was a Norman financier whose name from birth was Carlet, but who assumed the surname of Chamblain, and then that of Marivaux. He brought up his family in Limoges and Riom, in the province of Auvergne, where he directed the mint. Marivaux is said to have written his first play, the ''Père prudent et équitable'', when he was only eighteen, but it was not published until 1712, when he was twenty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatal Falsehood
Fatal may refer to: * ''Fatal'' (album), by Hussein Fatal, 2002 * ''Fatal'' (film), a 2010 French film starring Michaël Youn and Stéphane Rousseau Stéphane Rousseau (; born September 17, 1966) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He starred in the Academy Award-winning film ''The Barbarian Invasions''. He has also been in ''Asterix at the Olympic Games'' (2008). His latest movies is ... * ''F.A.T.A.L.'', a tabletop role-playing game released in 2003 * Fatal Recordings, a record label founded by Hanin Elias * Fatal, a rapper who collaborated with the band Therapy? on the song "Come and Die" from the Judgment Night (soundtrack), ''Judgment Night'' film soundtrack * "Fatal", a song by Motionless in White from ''Infamous (Motionless in White album), Infamous'' * "Fatal", a song by Pearl Jam from ''Lost Dogs (album), Lost Dogs'' See also * * Fatale (other) * Fatalis (other) * Fatalism, a philosophical doctrine * Fate (other) * Fattal, a sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |