Project Gutenberg 1999-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 65 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Love's Labour's Lost There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #100 "Love's Labour's Lost" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play written in the late 16th century. The narrative revolves around the King of Navarre and his three companions—Berowne, Longaville, and Dumain—who vow to abstain from the company of women for three years in order to dedicate themselves to academic study. However, their plans are quickly challenged when the Princess of France and her ladies arrive, forcing the men to confront their desires and the absurdity of their oaths. At the start of the play, we are introduced to the King and his lords who are discussing their commitment to a life of study and their accompanying vow to avoid women. Berowne expresses skepticism about the visit of the Princess, knowing it contradicts their oath, while the others attempt to justify their pledge. As they navigate their resolve, the comedic tension builds around the characters’ growing attraction to the visiting ladies. The dialogues are filled with witty wordplay and clever banter, setting the tone for a delightful exploration of love, friendship, and the folly of human intentions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies Courts and courtiers -- Drama Princesses -- Drama Navarre (Kingdom) -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 215104 215759 2024-09-01T10:59:14.608716 2023-10-01T09:58:19.695527 text/html text/html 215097 215752 2024-09-01T10:59:14.812709 2023-10-01T09:58:19.876522 text/html text/html 120683 2024-09-01T10:59:20.387656 application/epub+zip 122381 2024-09-01T10:59:16.297690 application/epub+zip 122381 2024-09-01T10:59:15.353686 application/epub+zip 262432 2024-09-01T10:59:22.892693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239594 2024-09-01T10:59:19.700664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229698 2022-08-01T10:31:13.559284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174444 175033 2024-09-01T10:59:14.316918 2023-10-01T09:58:19.440521 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 154655 2019-05-23T13:18:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58925 2019-05-23T13:18:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18216 2024-09-01T10:59:23.035642 application/rdf+xml 13847 2024-09-01T10:59:15.707696 image/jpeg 3486 2024-09-01T10:59:15.538695 image/jpeg 122125 2024-09-01T10:59:14.829694 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia