The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays Hardcover - 1995
by Oscar Wilde; Peter Raby (Editor)
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This series presents students with a library of outstanding plays, many of which are otherwise unobtainable, or available only in out-of-date or unannotated editions. The texts are newly edited, with modernized spelling and punctuation where appropriate; and there are scholarly introductions and annotation. Oscar Wilde was already one of the best-known literary figures in Britain when he was persuaded to turn his extraordinary talents to the theatre. Between 1891 and 1895 he produced a sequence of distinctive plays which spearheaded the dramatic renaissance of the 1890s, and retain their power today. The social comedies, Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, and An Ideal Husband, offer a moving as well as witty dissection of society and its morals, with a sharp focus on sexual politics. By contrast, the experimental, symbolist Salome, written originally in French, was banned for public performance by the English censor. Wilde's final dramatic triumph was his 'trivial' comedy for serious people, The Importance of Being Earnest, arguably the greatest farcical comedy in English.
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- Title The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
- Author Oscar Wilde; Peter Raby (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 2nd
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date 1995-03-30
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780198121671 / 0198121679
- Weight 1.44 lbs (0.65 kg)
- Dimensions 8.79 x 5.68 x 1.06 in (22.33 x 14.43 x 2.69 cm)
- Reading level 1390
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Topical: Lgbt
- Library of Congress subjects English drama - 19th century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94044596
- Dewey Decimal Code 822.8
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