The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
$16.41
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
19 March 2012
Summary
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.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780451531896 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0451531892 |
| Author: | Oscar Wilde, Sylvan Barnet, Elise Bruhl, Michael Gamer |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Signet Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 19 March 2012 |
| Weight: | 125g |
| Dimensions: | 171mm x 106mm x 16mm |
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About The Author
Oscar Wilde
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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