The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
Wilde, Oscar
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9781981261987, Publication Date: Wed, November 1, 2017, Type: Paperback ,
join & start selling
description
rivial 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 person 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. Contemporary reviews all praised the play's humour, though some were cautious about its explicit lack of social messages, while others foresaw the modern consensus that it was the culmination of Wilde's artistic career so far. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play. The successful opening night marked the climax of Wilde's career but also heralded his downfall. The Marquess of Queensberry, whose son Lord Alfred Douglas was Wilde's lover, planned to present the writer with a bouquet of rotten vegetables and disrupt the show. Wilde was tipped off and Queensberry was refused admission. Soon afterwards their feud came to a climax in court, where Wilde's homosexual double life was revealed to the Victorian public and he was eventually sentenced to imprisonment. His notoriety caused the play, despite its early success, to be closed after 86 performances. After his release, he published the play from exile in Paris, but he wrote no further comic or dramatic work.
reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 4 ...

by Toriyama, Akira

Paperback /Paperback

$18.74

The Wandering Hill

by McMurtry, Larry

Paperback /Paperback

$14.99

All the Water I've Seen ...

by Rodriques, Elias

Paperback /Paperback

$12.71

listens & views

ULTRAHIGHFREQUENCY

by UHF

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$14.99

GOOD MAN DOWN

by GOOD MAN DOWN

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$15.75

ROCKET SCIENCE (UK)

by TRIBAL TECH

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$15.99

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.