An edition of The Importance of Being Earnest (1893)

The importance of being earnest

a trivial comedy for serious people

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An edition of The Importance of Being Earnest (1893)

The importance of being earnest

a trivial comedy for serious people

[7th ed.]

by

  • ★★★★ 4.1 (49 ratings) ·
  • 231 Want to read
  • 6 Currently reading
  • 75 Have read

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

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British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), English life, Readers, etiquette, love, manners, marriage, play, Children's fiction, Youth, fiction, Drama, Foundlings, Identity (Psychology), Classic Literature, Comedias, English drama, English drama (Comedy), Expósitos, Fiction, Identidad (Psicología), Inglés, Libros de lectura, Social life and customs, Teatro, Comedy, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), English literature, History and criticism, Literature, Movie novels, Man-woman relationships, Social norms, Aristocracy (Social class), Unterrichtseinheit, Dictionaries, English language, Spanish, Manners and customs, French, Mistaken identity, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Comics & graphic novels, literary, Courtship, Humor

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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Salome (Biblical figure)

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London, England

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Victorian, 19th century

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The importance of being earnest: a trivial comedy for serious people
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Methuen's shilling library -- 85

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Pagination
181 p. ;

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