[Gutenberg 1510] • Love's Labour's Lost

[Gutenberg 1510] • Love's Labour's Lost
Authors
Shakespeare, William
Publisher
Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
Tags
humour , navarre (kingdom) -- drama , classics , courts and courtiers -- drama , romance , princesses -- drama , comedies , poetry
ISBN
9781904271109
Date
1598-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.08 MB
Lang
en
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In this charming comedy of manners, one of Shakespeare's earliest efforts in the genre, a well-intentioned king vows to forego all fleshly delights, setting the stage for romantic hijinks. Ferdinand, the king of Navarre, insists that his court join him in a pledge to undertake a strict regimen of study and celibacy. The grudging compliance of three noblemen is sorely tested — as is the king's own resolve — with the arrival of a French princess and a trio of comedy attendants.