Oscar Wilde
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Oscar Wilde is best remembered for his longer works, his criticism and journalism, and his eventful life. But nothing distills his brilliance like his short fiction. Published here with facing-page annotations and an informative introduction by NicholasFrankel, the stories pulse with Wilde's trademark wit, sharp social critique, and tragic love"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Modern Library paperback ed.
Language
English
Description
"The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays" brings together Oscar Wilde's most popular plays which first appeared between 1891 and 1895. Despite his relatively short theatrical career, Wilde's plays have enjoyed a sustained popularity. A classic satire of Victorian society, "The Importance of Being Earnest" is one of the author's most frequently performed works. The play trivializes its characters, who through a series of deceptions pretend...
Author
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Books
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
An exquisitely beautiful young man in Victorian England retains his youthful and innocent appearance over the years while his portrait reflects both his age and evil soul as he pursues a life of decadence and corruption.