The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
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A selection of Oscar Wilde's best and most important plays - sharp, relevant and brilliant to this day
A selection of Oscar Wilde's best and most important plays - sharp, relevant and brilliant to this day.
Who would have thought a comedy of manners written more than a hundred years ago would still be so apt and so funny? Oscar Wilde was a genius of play-writing, and his deftness, wit and sharp eye for social satire keep audiences in thrall to this day. Alongside Earnest, discover a biblical tragedy retold, Lady Windemere and her infamous fan and Wilde's take on an ideal husband, in this selection of Wilde's most important plays.
' The Importance of Being Earnest has a strong claim to being the most perfect comedy in the English language' Daily Telegraph
Author: Oscar Wilde
Format: Paperback, 384 pages, 130mm x 198mm, 268 g
Published: 2016, Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom
Genre: Drama Texts, Plays & Screenplays
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A selection of Oscar Wilde's best and most important plays - sharp, relevant and brilliant to this day
A selection of Oscar Wilde's best and most important plays - sharp, relevant and brilliant to this day.
Who would have thought a comedy of manners written more than a hundred years ago would still be so apt and so funny? Oscar Wilde was a genius of play-writing, and his deftness, wit and sharp eye for social satire keep audiences in thrall to this day. Alongside Earnest, discover a biblical tragedy retold, Lady Windemere and her infamous fan and Wilde's take on an ideal husband, in this selection of Wilde's most important plays.
' The Importance of Being Earnest has a strong claim to being the most perfect comedy in the English language' Daily Telegraph
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays