Love's Labour's Lost (Dover Thrift Editions)
Description
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.First performed in 1594, Love's Labour's Lost features such typical Shakespearean ele...
ISBN(s)
0486419290, 9780486419299
