Love's Labours Lost

William Shakespeare

• Publisher: Classic Books Library
• Year: 2018
• ISBN:
  9781528785587
• Topic: Letteratura
• Subtopic: Teatro shakespeariano

Classic Books Library presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's comedy, "Love's Labour's Lost". Featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare, it is a must for Shakespeare enthusiasts and newcomers alike. "Love's Labour's Lost", revolves around Ferdinand, King of Navarre, and his three companions, who enter a pact in which they swear to avoid women for three years. This oath is tested to its limits when the Princess of France arrives with her company of ladies. The young men subsequently lose their resolves, resulting in an unexpected, comical twist. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and is celebrated as the world's most famous dramatist.

LOVE'S
LABOUR'S LOST

By

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

LOVE'S
LABOUR'S LOST

A Comedy

By

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

First published in 1598

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Contents

William Shakespeare

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ

ACT I.

SCENE I. The King of Navarre's Park.

SCENE II. The Park.

ACT II.

SCENE I. The King of Navarre's Park. A Pavilion and Tents at a Distance.

ACT III.

SCENE I. The King of Navarre's Park.

ACT IV.

SCENE I. The King of Navarre's Park.

SCENE II. The Same.

SCENE III. The Same.

ACT V.

SCENE I. The King of Navarre's Park.

SCENE II. The Same. Before the Princess's Pavilion.

TO THE MEMORY OF MY BELOVED THE AUTHOR, MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

By BEN JONSON

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, as any reader of this book will presumably know, was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language - and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Referred to as England's national poet, and the 'Bard of Avon', his extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, (some with unconfirmed authorship). Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive, and there has been considerable speculation about matters as wide ranging as his physical appearance, sexuality and religious beliefs.

William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover originally from Snitterfield, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptised there on...