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The Importance of Being Earnest
Hardback
Main Details
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Oscar Wilde
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Volume editor Patricia Hern
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Volume editor Glenda Leeming
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| Series | Student Editions |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:144 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781474260756
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| Classifications | Dewey:822.8 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Methuen Drama
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| Publication Date |
28 January 2016 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Wilde's "trivial play for serious people" is a sparkling comedy of manners. This hilariously absurd satire pits sincerity against style, barbed witticisms against ostentatious elegance. Wilde's brilliantly constructed plot and famous dialogue enrich the appeal of his celebrated characters, as he turns accepted ideas inside out and situations upside down in this, his masterpiece. The Student Edition offers a plot summary, full commentary, character notes and questions for study, besides a chronology and bibliography.
Author Biography
Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1856. In the years following his graduation from Oxford in 1878 he published poems and stories which included The Picture of Dorian Gray. Lady Windermere's Fan was produced in 1892, A Woman of No Importance in 1893 and An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest in 1895. Later work included De Profundis and The Ballad of Reading Gaol. He died in 1900.
Reviewsthe wittiest play in the English language * Financial Times * Comes as close to perfection as any comedy I can think of. * Daily Telegraph *
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