Abstract: This paper mobilizes a stylometry tool to test some characteristics of the “marivaudage”, as defined by Marivaux’s critics during the 18th century, or reevaluated by Frédéric Deloffre (1955). Through confronting La Vie de Marianne with other contemporary novels, and a selection of his plays with other comedies of the era, it demonstrates that Marivaux’ style is better characterized by its conversational trend than by the use of some thematically loaded terms (such as “heart” or “love”).
