Le roi Jean by William Shakespeare
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"Le roi Jean" by William Shakespeare is a history play written in the mid-1590s about King John of England's turbulent reign. When France demands John surrender his throne to his nephew Arthur, political alliances shift violently amid questions of legitimacy and power. As religious conflict with the Pope erupts, nobles defect, armies clash, and loyalty proves fragile. With his kingdom crumbling and enemies closing in, John faces betrayal from within and invasion
from without in this chronicle of ambition, succession, and survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Guizot, François, 1787-1874 |
| Uniform Title | King John. French |
| Title | Le roi Jean |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_John_(play) Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Roi_Jean |
| Credits |
Produced by Paul Murray, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at gallica.bnf.fr) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | John, King of England, 1167-1216 -- Drama |
| Subject | Historical drama |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- John, 1199-1216 -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 21856 |
| Release Date | Jun 18, 2007 |
| Last Update | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 374 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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