Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People

The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde's most popular play, following two young men as they come to grips with one another's 'Bunburying' deceits. It lambasts the Victorian yearning for morality and meaning and leaves the reader aching for an encore.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 128 pages
\n Publication date: 27 January 2021
\n Publisher: Renard Press Ltd
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The Importance of Being Earnest is undoubtedly Oscar Wilde's most renowned play, having enjoyed countless productions and three film adaptations since its initial performance in 1895. Renowned journalist Mark Lawson has hailed it as "the second most known and quoted play in English after Hamlet." The play is renowned for its signature counter-intuitive wit, synonymous with Wilde's name. It revolves around two young men, Algernon and Jack, who engage in a series of deceptions involving invented identities and evading unwanted social interactions. These lies escalate out of control, culminating in a hauntingly brilliant scene featuring a cast of characters dripping with satire, an unpublished manuscript, and an unforgettable handbag. Through its biting critique of Victorian society's obsession with morality and meaning, The Importance of Being Earnest leaves the reader yearning for an encore, challenging the prevailing societal norms and offering a thought-provoking exploration of identity and deception.

\n Weight: 152g\n
Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781913724054\n \n