The Importance of Being Earnest

2014-08-01
The Importance of Being Earnest
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: First Avenue Editions ™
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1467756547
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Jack Worthing gets antsy living at his country estate. As an excuse, he spins tales of his rowdy brother Earnest living in London. When Jack rushes to the city to confront his "brother," he's free to become Earnest and live a different lifestyle. In London, his best friend, Algernon, begins to suspect Earnest is leading a double life. Earnest confesses that his real name is Jack and admits the ruse has become tricky as two women have become enchanted with the idea of marrying Earnest. On a whim, Algernon also pretends to be Earnest and encounters the two women as they meet at the estate. With two Earnests who aren't really earnest and two women in love with little more than a name, this play is a classic comedy of errors. This is an unabridged version of Oscar Wilde's English play, first published in 1899.

The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays

2014-07-21
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2014-07-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 145168598X
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Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. Wilde’s classic comedy of manners, The Importance of Being Earnest, a satire of Victorian social hypocrisy and considered Wilde’s greatest dramatic achievement, and his other popular plays—Lady Windermere’s Fan, An Ideal Husband, and Salome—challenged contemporary notions of sex and sensibility, class and cultural identity. Enriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author’s personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research. Read with confidence.

Gone-Away Lake

2000
Gone-Away Lake
Author: Elizabeth Enright
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2000
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152022723
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Portia and her cousin Julian discover adventure in a hidden colony of forgotten summer houses on the shores of a swampy lake.

The Importance of Being Ernest

2014-08-22
The Importance of Being Ernest
Author: Ernest Cline
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2014-08-22
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1938912314
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Familiar and resonant, Cline's collection takes readers into a private landscape of science fiction, pop culture, and pornography. Ernest Cline is a geek, novelist, poet, and screenwriter based in Austin, Texas. In addition to winning poetry slams, Cline is known for screenwriting "Fanboys," released in 2009. He also recently sold the film rights to his latest book, "Armada."

The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde

1997-10-16
The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde
Author: Peter Raby
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1997-10-16
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780521479875
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The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde offers an essential introduction to one of the theatre's most important and enigmatic writers. Although a general overview, the volume also offers some of the latest thinking on the dramatist and his impact on the twentieth century. Part One places Wilde's work within the cultural and historical context of his time and includes an opening essay by Wilde's grandson, Merlin Holland. Further chapters also examine Wilde and the Victorians and his image as a Dandy. Part Two looks at Wilde's essential work as playwright and general writer, including his poetry, critiques, and fiction, and provides detailed analysis of such key works as Salome and The Importance of Being Earnest among others. The third group of essays examines the themes and factors which shaped Wilde's work and includes Wilde and his view of the Victorian woman, Wilde's sexual identities, and interpreting Wilde on stage. This 1997 volume also contains a detailed chronology of Wilde's work, a guide to further reading, and illustrations from important productions.

The Importance of Being Earnest

2009
The Importance of Being Earnest
Author: Fiona Gregory
Publisher: Insight Publications
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2009
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1921411007
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Insight Study Guides are written by experts and cover a range of popular literature, plays and films. Designed to provide insight and an overview about each text for students and teachers, these guides endeavor to develop knowledge and understanding rather than just provide answers and summaries.

The Importance of Being Earnest

1899
The Importance of Being Earnest
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1899
Genre: England
ISBN:
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Subtitled “A Trivial Comedy for Serious People,” Wilde’s play is a brilliantly satirical comedy of manners, sending up the absurdity of Victorian social mores and cleverly critiquing the conventions of love and marriage. The tale of two gentlemen who adopt fictitious identities in order to woo the objects of their affections is Wilde’s most beloved work, considered to be one of the wittiest plays ever written in English. The glowing critical reception in London on opening night at the St. James Theater in 1895 marked the high point of Wilde’s career as a writer.

The Importance of Being Earnest

2022-09-15
The Importance of Being Earnest
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2022-09-15
Genre: Drama
ISBN:
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The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage and the resulting satire of Victorian ways.