The Importance of Being Earnest Contributor(s): Wilde, Oscar (Author) |
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ISBN: 0380012774 ISBN-13: 9780380012770 Publisher: William Morrow & Company
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 1976 Annotation: "The Importance of Being Earnest" shows a full measure of Oscar Wilde's legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays, his decency and warmth. This edition contains substantial excerpts from the original four-act version which was never produed, as well as the full test of the final three-act version, selections from Wilde's correspondence, and commentary by George Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm, St. John Hankin, and James Agate. |
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BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Performing Arts | Theater - Playwriting - Performing Arts | Comedy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: 822.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 4.2" W x 6.9" L (0.18 lbs) 160 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Description: The full text of Oscar Wilde's beloved comedy of manners, including exclusive commentary, selections from Wilde's correspondence, and excerpts from the original four-act version. The Importance of Being Earnest shows a full measure of Oscar Wilde's legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays his decency and warmth. This edition contains substantial excerpts from the original four-act version which was never produced, as well as the full text of the final three-act version, selections from Wilde's correspondence, and commentary by George Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm, St. John Hankin, and James Agate. "It is exquisitely trivial, a delicate bubble of fancy and it has its philosophy; that we should treat all trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of life with sincere and studied triviality." -Oscar Wilde |
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Contributor Bio(s): Wilde, Oscar: - Born in Ireland in 1856, Oscar Wilde was a noted essayist, playwright, fairy tale writer and poet, as well as an early leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His plays include: An Ideal Husband, Salome, A Woman of No Importance, and Lady Windermere's Fan. Among his best known stories are The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Canterville Ghost. |
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