The Best of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde

The Best of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde's infamous wit, taste for scandal, and gift for revealing the hypocrisies of fashionable society are on display here in this collection of his finest plays. A genius both of and ahead of his time, he built his craft on the eternal questions of right and wrong-with pithy dialogue as fresh today as when it was written.

In addition to Wilde's five major plays, this Signet Classics edition contains-

. Two interviews with the playwright at the peak of his career, in which Wilde discusses his work-and his critics

. Some of his most brilliant critical writing, in which he discusses the nature of art in terms that anticipate much of today's literary theory

. An appendix that restores valuable lines that appeared in the original text of The Importance of Being Earnest

With an Introduction by Sylvan Barnet

and a New Afterword by Marylu Hill

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), a poet and playwright, is best remembered for his 1890s comedies, such as The Importance of Being Earnest, as well as his sad imprisonment and premature death.

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ISBN 13	9780451532220
ISBN 10	0451532228
Title	The Best of Oscar Wilde
Author	Oscar Wilde
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2012-11-06
Number of pages	448
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