Project Gutenberg 2006-09-09 Public domain in the USA. 140 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Guizot, François 1787 1874 Guizot, Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot, François Pierre Guillaume Guizot, M. (François) Guisot, M. (François) Guizot, Monsieur (François) Guizot, François Love's labour's lost. French Peines d'amour perdues Comédie Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peines_d%27amour_perdues Produced by Paul Murray, Rénald Lévesque 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)) "Peines d'amour perdues" by William Shakespeare is a comedy likely written during the late 16th century. The play centers around King Ferdinand of Navarre and his three companions, Biron, Longueville, and Dumaine, who vow to avoid the company of women in order to dedicate themselves to study and contemplation for three years. Their commitment is humorously tested when the princess of France arrives to negotiate an alliance, leading to a series of romantic entanglements and witty exchanges. The opening of the play introduces the setting in Navarre, where Ferdinand and his fellow lords discuss their ambitious plan to transform their court into a place of learning devoid of female distraction. As they make their solemn oaths, their comical banter reveals their true feelings about their vows, especially Biron, who questions the practicality of abstaining from women. The arrival of a letter from Don Armado sets the stage for further comedic misunderstandings, particularly involving the character Costard, and hints at the romantic mischief that ensues with the entrance of the French princess and her attendants, highlighting Shakespeare's signature blend of humor, romance, and social critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Comedy plays Courts and courtiers -- Drama Princesses -- Drama Navarre (Kingdom) -- Drama PR Text FR Théâtre Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 235268 2025-08-08T08:22:40.144771 text/html 224326 2006-09-09T11:35:40 text/html 158298 2025-08-08T08:22:47.405717 application/epub+zip 160394 2025-08-08T08:22:43.087731 application/epub+zip 149286 2025-08-08T08:22:41.916763 application/epub+zip 326815 2025-08-08T08:22:50.263771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325865 2025-08-08T08:22:46.669740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286453 2022-09-09T08:30:16.331678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199410 2025-08-08T08:22:39.281803 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 195682 2006-09-09T11:35:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20992 2025-08-08T08:22:50.397697 application/rdf+xml 14341 2025-08-08T08:22:42.424759 image/jpeg 3861 2025-08-08T08:22:42.168753 image/jpeg 75959 2006-09-09T11:35:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 80470 2006-09-09T11:35:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 154687 2025-08-08T08:22:40.162783 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia