Love's Labor's Lost (Signet Classic Shakespeare)
Known as a "feast of language," this is one of the bard's earliest comedies, in which four bachelors who have dedicated themselves to chastity and scholarly pursuits soon encounter the women of their dreams.
Known as a "feast of language," this is one of the bard's earliest comedies, in which four bachelors who have dedicated themselves to chastity and scholarly pursuits soon encounter the women of their dreams.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780451529503 (0451529502)
Publish date: September 7th 2004
Publisher: Signet Classics
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Humor,
Comedy,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Romance,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
Poetry
I knew nothing about this play when I started it, and I must say that I was often confused. The plot is basic enough : a King and three young lords swear off women for three years and then immediately fall in love with a princess and her three attending ladies. There is a great deal of banter. Unfo...
Four men who vow not to be distracted from their studies by love end up getting distracted. They all fall in love. Not to the same woman, but to four different women. It all seems somewhat lacking in drama and conflict.Instead, Love’s Labour Lost indulges in wordplay. Stichomythic conversations ...
You know what I'm not crazy about? Shakespeare's comedies
This is probably the most difficult Shakespearean play I've read, because it's almost nothing but wordplay and witticism. Otherwise, the plot could be explained in a few sentences. But for some reason I found it charming.
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