by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux · Flammarion · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782080709523
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«La double inconstance» is the play by Marivaux, published by Flammarion in paperback (163 pages, in French).
Silvia, a young peasant girl, is taken to court and separated from Arlequin, her beloved, so that she will fall in love with a nobleman. Amid festivities, flirtations and courtly intrigues, the play examines how love is altered by manipulation and social conventions, and to what extent constancy can resist in a world of appearances.
The play was originally published in 1723. This French edition includes an introduction by Christophe Martin and a dossier.
For students of French literature preparing for the baccalauréat; the dossier and introduction by Christophe Martin facilitate analysis.
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux, commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French playwright and novelist.
