Shakespeare William - Love's Labor's Lost - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The authoritative edition Love's Labor's Lost from The Folger Shakespeare Library the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. 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 France and her ladies are about to arrive. Although he lodges them outside of his court all four men fall in love with the ladies abandoning their oaths and setting out to win their hands. The laughter triggered by this story is augmented by subplots involving a braggart soldier a clever page illiterate servants a parson a schoolmaster and a constable so dull that he is named Dull. Letters and poems are misdelivered confessions are overheard entertainments are presented and language is played with and misused by the ignorant and learned alike. At a deeper level Love's Labor's Lost also teases the mind. The men begin with the premise that women either are seductresses or goddesses. The play soon makes it clear however that the reality of male - female relations is different. That women are not identical to men's images of them is a common theme in Shakespeare's plays. In Love's Labor's Lost it receives one of its most pressing examinations. This edition includes: - Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play - Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play - Scene - by - scene plot summaries - A key to the play's famous lines and phrases - An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language - An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play - Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books - An annotated guide to further reading Essay by William C. Carroll The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information visit Folger. edu.
Title: Love's Labor's Lost
Author(s): Shakespeare William, Paul Werstine
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Barcode: 9781982164959
Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 11/3/2020
Series: Folger Shakespeare Library
Category: Classic Fiction