The Importance of Being Earnest: Book Guide, Author and Facts
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
Set in England during the late Victorian era, the play's humour derives in part from characters maintaining fictitious identities to escape unwelcome social obligations. It is replete with witty dialogue and satirises some of the foibles and hypocrisy of late Victorian society. It has proved Wilde's most enduringly popular play. - [Wikipedia]
Quick facts about The Importance of Being Earnest
- Title: The Importance of Being Earnest
- Author: Oscar Wilde
- First published: 1893
- Genre: british and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), english life, readers
- OpenLibrary ID: OL27776452W
Where to read The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is The Importance of Being Earnest about?
Set in England during the late Victorian era, the play's humour derives in part from characters maintaining fictitious identities to escape unwelcome social obligations.
Who wrote The Importance of Being Earnest?
The Importance of Being Earnest was written by Oscar Wilde.
When was The Importance of Being Earnest published?
The Importance of Being Earnest was first published in 1893.
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