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Uniform Title: Love's labour's lost. French
Title:
Peines d'amour perdues
Comédie
Note: Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits:
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Summary: "Peines d'amour perdues" by William Shakespeare is a comedy likely written during the late 16th century. The play centers around King Ferdinand of Navarre and his three companions, Biron, Longueville, and Dumaine, who vow to avoid the company of women in order to dedicate themselves to study and contemplation for three years. Their commitment is humorously tested when the princess of France arrives to negotiate an alliance, leading to a series of romantic entanglements and witty exchanges. The opening of the play introduces the setting in Navarre, where Ferdinand and his fellow lords discuss their ambitious plan to transform their court into a place of learning devoid of female distraction. As they make their solemn oaths, their comical banter reveals their true feelings about their vows, especially Biron, who questions the practicality of abstaining from women. The arrival of a letter from Don Armado sets the stage for further comedic misunderstandings, particularly involving the character Costard, and hints at the romantic mischief that ensues with the entrance of the French princess and her attendants, highlighting Shakespeare's signature blend of humor, romance, and social critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Translator: Guizot, François, 1787-1874
EBook No.: 19227
Published: Sep 9, 2006
Downloads: 84
Language: French
Subject: Comedies
Subject: Courts and courtiers -- Drama
Subject: Princesses -- Drama
Subject: Navarre (Kingdom) -- Drama
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Uniform Title: Love's labour's lost. French
Title:
Peines d'amour perdues
Comédie
Note: Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Paul Murray, Rénald Lévesque 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))
Summary: "Peines d'amour perdues" by William Shakespeare is a comedy likely written during the late 16th century. The play centers around King Ferdinand of Navarre and his three companions, Biron, Longueville, and Dumaine, who vow to avoid the company of women in order to dedicate themselves to study and contemplation for three years. Their commitment is humorously tested when the princess of France arrives to negotiate an alliance, leading to a series of romantic entanglements and witty exchanges. The opening of the play introduces the setting in Navarre, where Ferdinand and his fellow lords discuss their ambitious plan to transform their court into a place of learning devoid of female distraction. As they make their solemn oaths, their comical banter reveals their true feelings about their vows, especially Biron, who questions the practicality of abstaining from women. The arrival of a letter from Don Armado sets the stage for further comedic misunderstandings, particularly involving the character Costard, and hints at the romantic mischief that ensues with the entrance of the French princess and her attendants, highlighting Shakespeare's signature blend of humor, romance, and social critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Translator: Guizot, François, 1787-1874
EBook No.: 19227
Published: Sep 9, 2006
Downloads: 84
Language: French
Subject: Comedies
Subject: Courts and courtiers -- Drama
Subject: Princesses -- Drama
Subject: Navarre (Kingdom) -- Drama
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.