THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

by Oscar Wilde, The Gunston Trust (Editor)

Overview

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - A TRIVIAL COMEDY FOR SERIOUS PEOPLE - BY OSCAR WILDE - A GUNSTON CLASSIC

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde was first performed in 1895 London. It is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ to escape burdensome social obligations. and the themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Contemporary reviews all praised the play's humour, its high farce and witty classic dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798823152990
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	11/18/2022
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

OSCAR FINGFAL O'FLAHERTIE WILLS WILDE - 1854-1900

Oscar Wilde was a popular Irish poet and playwright. His satire of Victorian ways with his high farce and witty classic and posh dialogue was enjoyed by all. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s.
Other books to his credit, The Picture of Dorian, The Canterville Ghost, The Happy Prince, The Importance of Being Ernest, An Ideal Husband, A Woman of No Importance, The Star Child.

Date of Birth:

October 16, 1854

Date of Death:

November 30, 1900

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

The Royal School in Enniskillen, Dublin, 1864; Trinity College, Dublin, 1871; Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1874