Love's Labor's Lost (Arkangel Complete Shakespeare)

Shakespeare, William

ISBN 10: 1932219196 ISBN 13: 9781932219197

Publisher: Arkangel, 2005

Synopsis

A play replete with puns and double-entendres, this is one of Shakespeare's earliest and most lighthearted.The young king of Navarre and three of his courtiers have vowed to lock themselves away for three years of study and fasting, and to forswear the company of women for this period. No sooner is their vow made than it is tested, however, as the princess of France and three of her ladies arrive in Navarre on a diplomatic mission. The young men fall instantly and hopelessly in love, and the tension between their vow and their passion forms the subject of this charming and sparkling early comedy.Berowne is played by Alex Jennings and Rosaline by Emma Fielding. Samantha Bond is the princess, and Greg Wise the king of Navarre. Alan Howard plays Don Armado.

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About the Author

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of English literature and often considered the greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays were not prized as literature at the time, and Shakespeare was not widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arkangel
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1932219196
• ISBN 13: 9781932219197
• Binding: Audio CD