The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays

Oscar Wilde, Sylvan Barnet, Elise Bruhl , Michael Gamer

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Signet Classics
19 March 2012

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A universal favorite, The Importance of Being Earnest displays Oscar Wilde's wit and theatrical genius at their brilliant best.

Subtitled ""A Trivial Comedy for Serious People,"" this hilarious attack on Victorian manners and morals turns a pompous world on its head, lets duplicity lead to happiness, and makes riposte the highest form of art. Written, according to Wilde, ""by a butterfly for butterflies,"" it is a dazzling masterpiece of comic entertainment.

Although it was originally written in four acts, The Importance of Being Earnest is usually performed in a three-act version. This authoritative edition features an appendix that restores valuable lines that appeared in the original.

Also included in this special collection are Wilde's first comedy success, Lady Windermere's Fan, and his richly sensual melodrama, Salome, which he called ""that terrible coloured little tragedy I once in some strange mood wrote""-and which shocked and enraged the censors of his time.

Includes an Introduction by Sylvan Barnet and an Afterword by Elise Bruhl and Michael Gamer

By: Oscar Wilde
Afterword by: Elise Bruhl, Michael Gamer
Introduction by: Sylvan Barnet
Imprint: Signet Classics
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 171mm, Width: 108mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 119g
ISBN: 9780451531896
ISBN 10: 0451531892
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 19 March 2012
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright. His novel,The Picture of Dorian Gray, brought him lasting recognition, and he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era with a series of witty social satires, including his masterpiece,The Importance of Being Earnest.

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The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays

Oscar Wilde, Sylvan Barnet, Elise Bruhl , Michael Gamer

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