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 Project Gutenberg 2007-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 58 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Guizot, François 1787 1874 Guizot, Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot, François Pierre Guillaume Guizot, M. (François) Guisot, M. (François) Guizot, Monsieur (François) Guizot, François King John. French Le roi Jean Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Paul Murray, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://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) "Le roi Jean" by William Shakespeare is a historical tragedy written in the late 16th century. The play delves into the turbulent reign of King John of England, exploring themes of power, legitimacy, and conflict, particularly in relation to his struggles with France and his rival, Arthur, the young duke of Bretagne. Central characters include King John, his mother Eleanor, the ambitious French King Philip, and the innocent yet tragic figure of Arthur. The opening of "Le roi Jean" establishes the political tensions between England and France, highlighting King John's usurpation of the throne and the claims of his young nephew, Arthur, to the English crown. As the narrative unfolds, characters are introduced, including the cunning and ambitious Faulconbridge, who represents the complexities of loyalty and legitimacy. The dialogue reveals John's assertiveness in response to Philip's challenge, setting the stage for conflict. The intricacies of familial ties and allegiances are further explored through exchanges that demonstrate shifting loyalties among the nobility, foreshadowing the tumultuous events that are to follow in this historical drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr John, King of England, 1167-1216 -- Drama Historical drama Great Britain -- History -- John, 1199-1216 -- Drama PR Text FR Théâtre Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 215403 213971 2024-10-09T12:26:39.583266 2023-09-10T04:28:22.456632 text/html text/html 205031 2021-01-02T18:41:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 77196 2021-01-02T18:41:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 144565 2024-10-09T12:26:45.668169 application/epub+zip 147267 2024-10-09T12:26:41.699189 application/epub+zip 147268 2024-10-09T12:26:40.468203 application/epub+zip 271107 2024-10-09T12:26:48.558171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259283 2024-10-09T12:26:44.844168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229364 2022-09-10T09:40:31.403298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192859 192586 2024-10-09T12:26:38.963209 2023-09-10T04:28:21.781622 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 188840 2021-01-02T18:41:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73800 2021-01-02T18:41:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21967 2024-10-09T12:26:48.742141 application/rdf+xml 11377 2024-10-09T12:26:41.028177 image/jpeg 3147 2024-10-09T12:26:40.742188 image/jpeg 139473 2024-10-09T12:26:39.603197 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia