A selection of Oscar Wilde's best and most important plays - sharp, relevant and brilliant to this day. Who would have thought a comedy of manners written more than a hundred years ago would still be so apt and so funny? Oscar Wilde was a genius of play-writing, and his deftness, wit and sharp eye for social satire keep audiences in thrall to this day. Alongside Earnest, discover a biblical tragedy retold, Lady Windemere and her infamous fan and Wilde's take on an ideal husband, in this selection of Wilde's most important plays. '[The Importance of Being Earnest] has a strong claim to being the most perfect comedy in the English language' Daily Telegraph
ISBN: | 9781784871529 |
Publisher: | Random House |
Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
Published date: | 07 Jul 2016 |
DEWEY: | 822.8 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 371 |
Weight: | 270g |
Height: | 132mm |
Width: | 199mm |
Spine width: | 25mm |