Love’s Labour’s Lost
Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare is a comedy edited with an introduction by John Kerrigan, published by Penguin Books in 2015. This edition spans 288 pages and is presented in English. The play follows Ferdinand, King of Navarre, and his lords as they vow to abstain from contact with women for three years. However, their resolve is tested when the Princess of France arrives, leading to a series of romantic entanglements and misunderstandings.
Readers will find a rich exploration of themes such as deception and desire woven throughout the narrative. This edition includes a general introduction to Shakespeare’s life and Elizabethan theatre, along with a specific introduction to Love’s Labour’s Lost, a chronology, and suggestions for further reading. Additionally, it features an essay on performance options for both stage and screen, as well as commentary that enhances the understanding of this classic work.
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William Shakespeare’s comedy Love’s Labours Lost is edited with an introduction by John Kerrigan in Penguin Shakespeare.
‘What fool is not so wise
To lose an oath to win a paradise?’
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. Soon all are smitten and confusion abounds, as each struggles to secretly declare his love in this comedy of deception, desire and mistaken identity.
This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare’s life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to Love’s Labours Lost, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.
If you enjoyed Love’s Labours Lost, you might like The Merry Wives of Windsor, also available in Penguin Shakespeare.
‘The most beautiful of Shakespeare’s comedies’
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