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Love's Labour's Lost

By William Shakespeare
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Love's Labour's Lost centres on a king and his lords who vow to avoid women for three years in pursuit of study. However, their resolve is tested when the princess of France and her attendants arrive, sparking love and confusion. This comedy explores themes of desire, deception, and mistaken identity with wit and charm.
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Ferdinand, King of Navarre and his lords Berowne, Dumaine, and Longaville agree to form an austere academy, taking a solemn to have no contact with women for three years. But when the Princess of neighbouring France arrives with her female attendants, their pledge is quickly placed under strain.

A king and his lords form an austere academy, swearing to have no contact with women for three years. But when the Princess of neighbouring France arrives with her female attendants, their pledge is quickly placed under strain.

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Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery.

A king and his lords form an austere academy, swearing to have no contact with women for three years. But when the princess of neighbouring France arrives with her female attendants, their pledge is quickly placed under strain. Soon all are smitten and confusion abounds, as each struggles to secretly declare his love in this comedy of deception, desire and mistaken identity.

Love's Labour's Lost explores the humorous complexities of love and the folly of attempting to resist its power. Its witty dialogue, engaging characters, and light-hearted take on romance make it a timeless masterpiece, inviting readers to delight in the play's playful spirit.

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While specific reviews for Love's Labour's Lost are scarce, the broader Penguin Shakespeare series has been praised as "a feast of literary and historical information." – The Wall Street Journal.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141396439

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 November 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Revised by Nicholas Walton

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 215g

Pages: 288

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Arts & Culture Classic Poetry Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics William Shakespeare

About the Author

William Shakespeare was born in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. John Kerrigan is a lecturer in English at Cambridge University. Nick Walton is Shakespeare Courses Development Manager at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

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