Project Gutenberg 2006-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 87 Racine, Jean 1639 1699 Racine, Jean Baptiste Bogaert, Abraham 1663 1727 De Pleiters Translation of: Les plaideurs Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Louise Hope, Frank van Drogen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "De Pleiters" by Jean Racine is a comedic play written in the late 17th century. The work delves into themes surrounding the legal profession and the absurdities of litigation, featuring a cast of characters that includes Dandyn, a judge; Leander, the romantic lead; and Izabel, his love interest. Through humor and wit, the play critiques the complexities and often farcical nature of court proceedings and the quest for justice. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Oratyn, a comical character who struggles to find purpose while trapped in bureaucratic processes. He reflects on the folly of those who blindly trust in legal matters, setting a humorous tone that echoes throughout the unfolding events. The opening scenes showcase conversations between Dandyn and his son, Leander, with tension around legal disputes and relationships. Through various interactions, Racine satirizes the behaviors of legal practitioners and their clients, highlighting the pitfalls and ridiculousness linked to court life, ultimately setting the stage for further comedic encounters in this intricate dance of love and legal battles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Drama PQ Text Browsing: Literature 159555 156281 2024-10-08T07:46:08.107324 2023-09-08T09:25:42.424265 text/html text/html 153583 2006-05-18T06:31:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 73647 2006-05-18T06:31:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 134153 2024-10-08T07:46:15.452255 application/epub+zip 134620 2024-10-08T07:46:10.456282 application/epub+zip 102838 2024-10-08T07:46:09.012287 application/epub+zip 258376 2024-10-08T07:46:18.214256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261014 2024-10-08T07:46:14.351317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168847 2022-09-09T03:33:49.956791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100391 2024-10-08T07:46:06.865315 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101267 2006-05-18T06:31:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 36579 2006-05-18T06:31:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 100212 2006-05-18T06:31:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 36428 2006-05-18T06:31:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21135 2024-10-08T07:46:18.361223 application/rdf+xml 9300 2024-10-08T07:46:09.564284 image/jpeg 2667 2024-10-08T07:46:09.286289 image/jpeg 127343 2024-10-08T07:46:08.124295 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 fr.wikipedia