Project Gutenberg 2006-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 100 Racine, Jean 1639 1699 Racine, Jean Baptiste Bogaert, Abraham 1663 1727 De Pleiters Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Plaideurs Translation of: Les plaideurs Produced by Louise Hope, Frank van Drogen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "De Pleiters" by Jean Racine is a comedic play written in the late 17th century. The work delves into themes surrounding the legal profession and the absurdities of litigation, featuring a cast of characters that includes Dandyn, a judge; Leander, the romantic lead; and Izabel, his love interest. Through humor and wit, the play critiques the complexities and often farcical nature of court proceedings and the quest for justice. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Oratyn, a comical character who struggles to find purpose while trapped in bureaucratic processes. He reflects on the folly of those who blindly trust in legal matters, setting a humorous tone that echoes throughout the unfolding events. The opening scenes showcase conversations between Dandyn and his son, Leander, with tension around legal disputes and relationships. Through various interactions, Racine satirizes the behaviors of legal practitioners and their clients, highlighting the pitfalls and ridiculousness linked to court life, ultimately setting the stage for further comedic encounters in this intricate dance of love and legal battles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. nl Drama PQ Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 159678 2025-08-08T04:24:48.770992 text/html 153583 2006-05-18T06:31:28 text/html 134220 2025-08-08T04:24:55.367962 application/epub+zip 134607 2025-08-08T04:24:50.907983 application/epub+zip 102828 2025-08-08T04:24:49.583966 application/epub+zip 258358 2025-08-08T04:24:57.941919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261014 2025-08-08T04:24:54.405974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168847 2022-09-09T03:33:49.956791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100391 2025-08-08T04:24:47.635994 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101267 2006-05-18T06:31:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100212 2006-05-18T06:31:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21426 2025-08-08T04:24:58.102931 application/rdf+xml 9300 2025-08-08T04:24:50.102961 image/jpeg 2667 2025-08-08T04:24:49.846966 image/jpeg 36579 2006-05-18T06:31:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 36428 2006-05-18T06:31:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 73647 2006-05-18T06:31:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 127375 2025-08-08T04:24:48.785974 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia