The Importance of Being Earnest - Brossura

Wilde, Oscar

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ISBN 10: 0380012774 ISBN 13: 9780380012770

Casa editrice: Avon Books, 1973

Riassunto

<p><strong>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.</strong></p><p><em>The Importance of Being Earnest</em>&#160;shows a full measure of Oscar Wilde's legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays his decency and warmth.&#160;<br></p><p>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.<strong></strong></p><p><strong>&#8220;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.&#8221; &#8211;Oscar Wilde</strong><br></p>

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Informazioni sull?autore

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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<em>The Importance of Being Earnest</em> 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.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Avon Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0380012774
• ISBN 13: 9780380012770
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 158
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile