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The Importance of Being Earnest
Contributor(s): Wilde, Oscar (Author)

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ISBN: 0380012774     ISBN-13: 9780380012770
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
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Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 1976
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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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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


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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