Importance of Being Earnest

Name: Importance of Being Earnest
Brand: Oscar Wilde
SKU: 9781472585202
Price: 12.59 GBP
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by Oscar Wilde

Title:

Author:

Oscar Wilde

Series (if any):

New Mermaids

Edited by:

Coppa, Francesca (University of Muhlenberg, USA)

Format:

Paperback

Number of pages:

160 pages

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

ISBN-13:

9781472585202

EAN:

9781472585202

Publication Date:

19/11/2015

Classifications:

Plays, playscripts

Weight (g):

268

Dimensions (mm):

131 x 197 x 13

Publication Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Condition:

New

Price:£12.59

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Description

The Importance of Being Earnest is one of the most enduringly popular of British comic dramas, and a mainstay of English literature and drama courses at college and university level. This is an ideal edition for students with on-page notes to help clarify meaning, and a completely new introduction. In the new introduction, Francesca Coppa explores recent critical approaches to the play, including queer and postcolonial readings, as well as giving the context in which the play was written and how it relates to Wilde''s personal life and public persona. The introduction also discusses the play''s stage history, providing students with an ideal overview of the play and its resonances for contemporary audiences.