Abstract

Monique Jutrin-Klener : The theatre of Marivaux — A «Phenomenology of the heart » ? This article studies Marivaux's theatre in the light of Hegelian thought as expressed in the Phenomenology of the Spirit. The author suggests that Marivaux's theatre is ' phenomenological ' in the Hegelian sense of the term. She emphasizes the analogy between the Hegelian process and the development of Marivaux's characters, and examines several ' Hegelian situations ' in his theatre : surprise and self-awareness, love and recognition, and especially the dialectic of master and slave. After the initial surprise, the characters progress, through various trials and by means of dialogue and a dialectic movement, towards the discovery of the truth.

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