num_pages: 392
description: In this charming comedy of manners, one of Shakespeare's earliest efforts in the genre, a well-intentioned king vows to forego all fleshly delights, setting the stage for romantic hijinks. Ferdinand, the king of Navarre, insists that his court join him in a pledge to undertake a strict regimen of study and celibacy. The grudging compliance of three noblemen is sorely tested — as is the king's own resolve — with the arrival of a French princess and a trio of comedy attendants.
language: English
title: Love's Labour's Lost
titlecomplete: Love's Labour's Lost
genres: Literature, British Literature, Classics, Drama, Plays, Fiction, Romance, Poetry, Humor, Theatre
ratings_count: 14353
publisher: Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare