English language
Published Oct. 22, 1956 by New York Public Library.
The importance of being Earnest
a trivial comedy for serious people, in four acts as originally written.
by Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde: The importance of being Earnest (1956, New York Public Library)
- OCLC Number:
- 1304047
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Set in England during the late Victorian era, the play's humour derives in part from characters maintaining fictitious identities to escape unwelcome social obligations. It is replete with witty dialogue and satirises some of the foibles and hypocrisy of late Victorian society. It has proved Wilde's most enduringly popular play. - Wikipedia. Play script, including biographical notes, textual details and information about the staging of the play.
Set in England during the late Victorian era, the play's humour derives in part from characters maintaining fictitious identities to escape unwelcome social obligations. It is replete with witty dialogue and satirises some of the foibles and hypocrisy of late Victorian society. It has proved Wilde's most enduringly popular play. - Wikipedia. Play script, including biographical notes, textual details and information about the staging of the play.
Subjects
- Identity (Psychology) -- Drama.
- Foundlings -- Drama.
- England -- Drama.