Love's Labor's LostAt first glance, Shakespeare’s early comedy Love’s Labor’s Lost simply entertains and amuses. Four young men (one of them a king) withdraw from the world for three years, taking an oath that they will have nothing to do with women. The King of Navarre soon learns, however, that the Princess of France and her ladies are about to arrive. Although he lodges them outside of his court, all four men fall in love with the ladies, abandoning their oaths and setting out to win their hands. The laughter triggered by this story is augmented by subplots involving a braggart soldier, a clever page, illiterate servants, a parson, a schoolmaster, and a constable so dull that he is named Dull. Letters and poems are misdelivered, confessions are overheard, entertainments are presented, and language is played with, and misused, by the ignorant and learned alike. At a deeper level, Love’s Labor’s Lost also teases the mind. The men begin with the premise that women either are seductresses or goddesses. The play soon makes it clear, however, that the reality of male-female relations is different. That women are not identical to men’s images of them is a common theme in Shakespeare’s plays. In Love’s Labor’s Lost it receives one of its most pressing examinations. The authoritative edition of Love’s Labor’s Lost from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes: -The exact text of the printed book for easy cross-reference -Hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play -Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play -Scene-by-scene plot summaries -A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases -An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books -An annotated guide to further reading Essay by William C. Carroll The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu. |
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用户评价 - Not Available - Book VerdictThis pair of comedies join Penguins newly revamped "Pelican Shakespeare" series. Like the others in the line, these offer the full text of the play plus scholarly notes, an introduction, and other goodies. Outstanding for the price. 阅读完整评价
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用户评价 - Catherine Mustread - GoodreadsWhen the king issues a decree of monastic discipline on his country and attendants and all must forswear love/contact with the opposite sex, it is immediately apparent that no one, including the king ... 阅读完整评价
目录
Editors Preface | ix |
Shakespeares Loves Labors Lost | xiii |
Loves Labors Lost | xv |
Shakespeares Life | xxvii |
Shakespeares Theater | xxxviii |
The Publication of Shakespeares Plays | xlvii |
An Introduction to This Text | li |
Text of the Play with Commentary | 1 |
ACT 4 Scene 1 | 83 |
ACT 4 Scene 2 | 95 |
ACT 4 Scene 3 | 107 |
ACT 5 Scene 1 | 139 |
ACT 5 Scene 2 | 147 |
Appendix | 223 |
Longer Notes | 227 |
Textual Notes | 245 |
ACT 1 Scene 1 | 7 |
ACT 1 Scene 2 | 27 |
ACT 2 Scene 1 | 41 |
ACT 3 Scene 1 | 65 |
A Modern Perspective | 253 |
Further Reading | 269 |
Key to Famous Lines and Phrases | 289 |
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