The Importance of Being Earnest
Subtitle: and Other Plays
By: Oscar Wilde ; supplementary materials written by Alyssa Harad
Contributors: Harad, Alyssa
Series: Enriched classic
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9781416500421
Subjects: Drama; Foundlings; Identity (Psychology)
Description: Wilde's classic comedy of manners, The Importance of Being Earnest, and his other popular plays--Lady Windermere's Fan, An Ideal Husband, and Salome--challenged contemporary notions of sex and sensibility, class and cultural identity. This Enriched Classic Edition includes: a concise introduction that gives readers important background information; a chronology of the author's life and work; a timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context; an outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations; detailed explanatory notes; critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work; discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction; a list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The importance of being earnest; title: Lady Windermere's fan; title: An ideal husband; title: Salome .