Although he is primarily known for his plays, his two unfinished novels, Le Paysan Parvenu and The Life of Marianne, are also acclaimed.
This author wrote about Lelio, who tries to prevent Pierre from marrying Jacqueline because he was once betrayed by a woman, in his play The Surprise of Love. In another of his plays, the princess Leonide and her servant Corine disguise themselves as philosophy students in order to insinuate themselves into the household of Hermocrates. This author's name is the origin of a French word referring to an affected or excessively refined literary style. Although he is primarily known for his plays, his two unfinished novels, Le Paysan Parvenu and The Life of Marianne, are also acclaimed. This author of The Triumph of Love is most famous for a play in which (*) Silvia and Dorante are two nobles engaged to be married, despite never having met, and both disguise themselves as servants and fall in love with each other. For 10 points, name this French dramatist who wrote The Game of Love and Chance.
This author wrote about Lelio, who tries to prevent Pierre from marrying Jacqueline because he was once betrayed by a woman, in his play The Surprise of Love.
Pierre de Marivaux [the French word is marivaudage]