Project Gutenberg 2014-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 220 Shirley, James 1596 1666 Shirley, John Shirly, Iames The Lady of Pleasure A Comedie, as It Was Acted by Her Majesties Servants, at the Private House in Drury Lane Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by David Starner, Moti Ben-Ari, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (http://www.hathitrust.org/digital_library) "The Lady of Pleasure" by James Shirley is a comedy written in the early 17th century. The play explores themes of social status, desire, and the complexities of marriage, centering around the characters Aretina and Sir Thomas Bornwell. Aretina's longing for the pleasures of city life contrasts with her husband’s attempts to curtail her extravagant lifestyle, leading to conflicts that reveal the tensions of their relationship." "The opening of the play introduces Aretina, who expresses her dissatisfaction with the dullness of country life compared to the delights of London. Her conversation with her steward reflects her desire for a life filled with fashion, socializing, and pleasure. Soon after, her husband Sir Thomas enters, and their dialogue unveils a dynamic struggle between Aretina's aspirations for luxury and his concerns over their expenses and reputation. The early interactions set the stage for a comedic exploration of love, social expectations, and the coexistence of personal freedoms within the confines of marriage." (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45050/45050-h/images/cover.jpg en Comedies English drama -- 17th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 176783 176528 2024-10-19T03:50:33.563616 2023-09-19T15:04:52.950532 text/html text/html 179484 2014-03-01T18:53:18 text/html 178289 2014-03-01T19:08:21 text/html application/zip 188898 2024-10-19T03:50:38.775574 application/epub+zip 190357 2024-10-19T03:50:34.337612 application/epub+zip 102583 2024-10-19T03:50:33.926681 application/epub+zip 276029 2024-10-19T03:50:41.432661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229554 2024-10-19T03:50:38.165608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151780 2022-09-20T14:48:31.205632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144989 144775 2024-10-19T03:50:32.409716 2023-09-19T15:04:51.898511 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 144620 2014-03-01T18:42:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 56681 2014-03-01T18:42:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 144628 2014-03-01T18:42:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56652 2014-03-01T18:42:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21876 2024-10-19T03:50:41.570571 application/rdf+xml 16092 2024-10-19T03:50:34.024591 image/jpeg 2585 2024-10-19T03:50:33.975676 image/jpeg 178948 2024-10-19T03:50:33.593742 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