The Importance of Being Earnest by Wilde, Oscar

The full text of Oscar Wilde's beloved comedy of manners, including exclusive commentary, selections from Wilde's correspondence, and excerpts from the original four-act version.

The Importance of Being Earnest shows a full measure of Oscar Wilde's
legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays his decency and
warmth.

This edition contains substantial excerpts from the original four-act
version which was never produced, as well as the full text of the final
three-act version, selections from Wilde's correspondence, and commentary by
George Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm, St. John Hankin, and James Agate.

"It is exquisitely trivial, a delicate bubble of fancy and it has its philosophy; that we should treat all trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of life with sincere and studied triviality." -Oscar Wilde

Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 01/01/1976
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 6.90h x 4.20w x 0.46d
ISBN: 9780380012770