The Importance of Being Earnest

Fiction & Literature, Drama, Nonfiction, Entertainment
Cover of the book The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Oscar Wilde ISBN: 9781408145166
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: March 24, 2014
Imprint: Methuen Drama Language: English
Author: Oscar Wilde
ISBN: 9781408145166
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: March 24, 2014
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Language: English

'A Trivial Comedy for Serious People': its subtitle is the best summary of a play that is the theatrical equivalent of a butterfly. The verbal brilliance of its highly self-conscious characters hides deep anxieties about social and personal identity: Jack Worthing, found as a baby in a handbag at Victoria Station and named after a railway ticket, is prepared to be re-christened to obtain the Christian name - Earnest - his beloved Gwendolen requires in a husband; he then has to confront the stigma of being the illegitimate child of a servant, before fortune, and a benevolent dramatist, reveal his true and entirely respectable identity. This is the only one-volume edition of the play to include an appendix with earlier versions and additional scenes that allow an appreciation of Wilde's creative process.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

'A Trivial Comedy for Serious People': its subtitle is the best summary of a play that is the theatrical equivalent of a butterfly. The verbal brilliance of its highly self-conscious characters hides deep anxieties about social and personal identity: Jack Worthing, found as a baby in a handbag at Victoria Station and named after a railway ticket, is prepared to be re-christened to obtain the Christian name - Earnest - his beloved Gwendolen requires in a husband; he then has to confront the stigma of being the illegitimate child of a servant, before fortune, and a benevolent dramatist, reveal his true and entirely respectable identity. This is the only one-volume edition of the play to include an appendix with earlier versions and additional scenes that allow an appreciation of Wilde's creative process.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book The Moving City by Oscar Wilde
Cover of the book Rehabilitation and Probation in England and Wales, 1876-1962 by Oscar Wilde
Cover of the book The Fatal Touch by Oscar Wilde
Cover of the book Screening the Red Army Faction by Oscar Wilde
Cover of the book The Russian Civil War 1918–22 by Oscar Wilde
Cover of the book The Complete Guide to Sports Injuries by Oscar Wilde
Cover of the book Magdalen College School by Oscar Wilde
Cover of the book Education and Conversation by Oscar Wilde
Cover of the book The Age of the Seljuqs by Oscar Wilde
Cover of the book War Elephants by Oscar Wilde
Cover of the book Canals in Britain by Oscar Wilde
Cover of the book Culture and Society in France 1789-1848 by Oscar Wilde
Cover of the book A Century of Hairstyles by Oscar Wilde
Cover of the book Offside by Oscar Wilde
Cover of the book The Right to Say No by Oscar Wilde
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy