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The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays Mass market paperbound - 2012

by Oscar Wilde; Introduction by Sylvan Barnet; Afterword by Elise Bruhl

"The Importance of Being Earnest" displays Wilde's wit and theatrical genius at their brilliant best. This edition includes an appendix that restores the missing material from the original four-act version, as well as two other plays, "Lady Windermere's Fan" and "Salom." Revised reissue.


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A universal favorite, The Importance of Being Earnest displays Oscar Wilde's theatrical genius at its 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. Also included in this special collection are Wilde's first comedy success, Lady Windermere's Fan, and his richly sensual melodrama, Salome.

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A universal favorite, The Importance of Being Earnest displays Oscar Wilde's theatrical genius at its 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. Also included in this special collection are Wilde's first comedy success, Lady Windermere's Fan, and his richly sensual melodrama, Salome.

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  • Title The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
  • Author Oscar Wilde; Introduction by Sylvan Barnet; Afterword by Elise Bruhl
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Signet Book
  • Date 2012-02-07
  • ISBN 9780451531896 / 0451531892
  • Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.8 in (16.76 x 10.67 x 2.03 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Reading level 1390
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012454512
  • Dewey Decimal Code 822.8

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About the author

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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