fiction , poetry
Love's Labour's Lost
โ Scribed by William Shakespeare
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Canada;Harper Perennial;Harper Perennial Classics
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 59 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1443443409
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โฆ Synopsis
When Ferdinand, the king of Navarre, and his companions swear off of the company of women for three years in order to study and fast, they find themselves wholly unprepared for the lack of female company. And when the Princess of France and her ladies arrive, Ferdinand and his lords find themselves beguiled by the beautiful women with comedic consequences.
Known as "The Bard of Avon," William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known. Enormously popular during his life, Shakespeare's works continue to resonate more than three centuries after his death, as has his influence on theatre and literature. Shakespeare's innovative use of character, language, and experimentation with romance as tragedy served as a foundation for later playwrights and dramatists, and some of his most famous lines of dialogue have become part of everyday speech.
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At first glance, Shakespeare's early comedy *Love's Labor's Lost* simply entertains and amuses. Four young men (one of them a king) withdraw from the world for three years, taking an oath that they will have nothing to do with women. The King of Navarre soon learns, however, that the Princess of Fra