| Record Number |
824226 |
| ISBN |
9781784871529 (paperback) |
| 1784871524 (paperback) |
| Author |
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 author. |
| Title |
The importance of being earnest and other plays / Oscar Wilde. |
| Publisher/Date |
London : Vintage Classics, 2016. |
| ©2016 |
| Pagination etc. |
vii, 372 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Vintage classics |
| Contents note |
The importance of being earnest -- Lady Windermere's fan -- Salomé -- A woman of no importance -- An ideal husband. |
| Summary Note |
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. |
| Subject |
Identity (Psychology) -- Drama |
| Foundlings -- Drama |
| England -- Drama |
| Added Author |
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Importance of being earnest. |
| Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Lady Windermere's fan. |
| Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Salomé. |
| Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Woman of no importance. |
| Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Ideal husband. |
| Shelf Location |
822.8 WILD |
