The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by Oscar Wilde

2011 Reprint of 1899 Edition. The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People was first performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London. It is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satirical treatment of Victorian manners and customs. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make it Wilde's most enduringly popular play.

'the man had style and wit and was a great influence on the theatre of his time' Hamish Coghill, Evening News

Peter Raby is Senior Lecturer and Head of the Drama Department at Homerton College, Cambridge.

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ISBN 13	9780199535972
ISBN 10	0199535973
Title	The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
Author	Oscar Wilde
Series	Oxford World's Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2008-04-17
Number of pages	400
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