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Buch (Softcover): Belletristik
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
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Oxford University Press Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: Z934EQR
EAN: 9780192848024
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Zustellung: Di, 13.10.2026
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Beschreibung
'It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. ' The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) proclaims that it is 'A Trivial Play for Serious People'. In fact, collected here alongside Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), Salome (1891, 1894), A Woman of No Importance (1893), and An Ideal Husband (1895), Earnest shows that the questions raised by Wilde's plays are anything but trivial. Witty and radical, they elegantly challenge Victorian social proprieties, featuring lies, blackmail, illicit desires, seductions, and double lives. This volume, edited by Kate Hext, positions Wilde's major plays in the context of Wilde's life, career, and late-Victorian culture. Its introduction provides a readable overview with stylistic analyses to help readers understand the plays and why they are still fresh and relevant today, followed by sections on each play which explain key figures, plot devices, and Wilde's evolution as a dramatist. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Oscar Wilde
- Hext Kate
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2025
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 496