The Importance of Being Earnest
Subtitle: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
By: Oscar Wilde ; edited by Samuel Lyndon Gladden
Contributors: Gladden, Samuel Lyndon, 1967-
Series: Broadview editions
Publisher: Broadview Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Peterborough, Ont; Buffalo, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781551116945
Description: "First published 1899 in the United Kingdom. Drawing room comedy exposing quirks and foibles of Victorian society with plot revolving around amorous pursuits of two men who face social obstacles when they woo young ladies of quality. This play 'is noted for its witty lines, its clever situations, and its satire on the British nobility and clergy.'" Reader's Ency 4th ed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references: p. 213-224.