Peines d'amour perdues by William Shakespeare
"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.)
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| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
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| Translator | Guizot, François, 1787-1874 |
| Uniform Title | Love's labour's lost. French |
| Title |
Peines d'amour perdues Comédie |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peines_d%27amour_perdues |
| 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)) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | Courts and courtiers -- Drama |
| Subject | Princesses -- Drama |
| Subject | Navarre (Kingdom) -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 19227 |
| Release Date | Sep 9, 2006 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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