CliffsNotes on Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (CliffsNotes on Literature) Paperback - 2003 - 1st Edition
by Van Kirk M.A., Susan
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- Title CliffsNotes on Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (CliffsNotes on Literature)
- Author Van Kirk M.A., Susan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 68
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin
- Date December 29, 2003
- Bookseller's Inventory # GOR002038467
- ISBN 9780764544613 / 0764544616
- Weight 0.17 lbs (0.08 kg)
- Dimensions 8.28 x 4.24 x 0.17 in (21.03 x 10.77 x 0.43 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003027394
- Dewey Decimal Code 822.8
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Summary
CliffsNotes on The Importance of Being Earnest offers a concise look at this Victorian farce, which tweaks the complacency and aristocratic attitudes prevalent among the wealthy upper class of the time. Hidden identities, fierce repartee, underlying passions, and surprises punctuate this lively play.
This study guide shows, through its expert commentaries, just how three sets of lovers clear up mishap and misunderstandings and end up happily ever after. Other features that help you figure out this survey of Victorian social issues include
- A close look at the author's life, which itself was rife with scandal and ruin
- Summaries and commentaries, act by act
- Descriptive character analyses
- A character map that reveal key relationships
- Critical essays on Victorian views on compassion, religion, marriage, and more
- A review section that tests your knowledge, and suggested essay topics
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