The Importance of Being Earnest: And Other Plays (Modern Library Classics) - Softcover

Wilde, Oscar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812967143 ISBN 13: 9780812967142

Publisher: Modern Library, 2004

Synopsis

Oscar Wilde created his final and most lasting play, comic masterpieces of all time, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, in 1895. Considered one of the greatest THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is a farce, playing with love, religion, and truth as it tells the tale of two men. Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, who bend the truth in order to add excitement to their lives. Jack invents an imaginary brother, Ernest, whom he uses as an excuse to escape from his dull country home and gallavant in town. Meanwhile, Algernon follows Jack's scam, but his imaginary friend, Bumbury, provides a convenient method of adventuring in the country. However, their deceptions eventually cross paths, resulting in a series of crises that threaten to spoil their romantic pursuits. Hailed as the first modern comedy in England, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is Wilde's most famous work. This collection also features two other plays that Wilde penned earlier in his career, LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN and AN IDEAL HUSBAND, that also display his ability to convey warmth and wit through his hilarious characters and their outlandish situations.

About this title

Book Description:

A collection of literature anthologies and reference books for Key Stage 3 onwards.

From the Publisher:

This is a full cast production with sound effects and original music produced at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Modern Library
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0812967143
• ISBN 13: 9780812967142
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288