02309cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324000410014824500510018926400510024030000470029133600260033833700260036433800360039050000310042650801890045752011340064653400450178065300170182565300460184270000520188885600430194053334UtSlPG20260610134229.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aPailleron, Edouard,d1834-189913aLe monde où l'on s'ennuie. English14aThe Art of Being Bored: A Comedy in Three Acts 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-10-21  aProduced by MFR, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive)  a"The Art of Being Bored: A Comedy in Three Acts" by Edouard Pailleron is a play written in the late 19th century. The story is set within the social circles of Parisian life, highlighting the interactions among characters who embody various societal roles and aspirations. The central characters include Paul and Jeanne, a newlywed couple navigating the complexities of social expectations and the artifice of high society.  The beginning of the play introduces the audience to a drawing-room at Madame de Céran's château, where the dynamics of social interactions unfold. Paul, a sub-prefect, advises his wife Jeanne on how to comport herself in this influential circle, emphasizing the need for decorum and subtlety. As various guests arrive, including their host and a collection of socialites, themes of political ambition, societal expectations, and the struggle against ennui begin to emerge. The opening sets a humorous yet critical tone toward the superficiality of their interactions, suggesting that the art of being bored is a central concern of the characters' lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aComedy plays  aFrench drama -- Translations into English1 aClark, Barrett H.q(Barrett Harper),d1890-195340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53334