![]() ![]() This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper. More Buy New Learn more about this copy US 7.20 Convert currency Shipping: FREE Within U.S.A. Largely a collection of high society satires "The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays" brilliantly exhibits Wilde's dramatic deft. Wilde’s classic comedy of manners, The Importance of Being Earnest, a satire of Victorian social hypocrisy and considered Wilde’s greatest dramatic achievement, and his other popular plays Lady Windermere’s Fan, An. "Lady Windermere's Fan" is the tale of Lady Windermere who suspects her husband of infidelity when he takes an interest in Mrs. "An Ideal Husband" is the story of an up-and-coming politician with a secret past and the blackmail scheme to keep that secret quiet. Arbuthnot, a woman who has been scorned by society for having an illicit affair and conceiving a child out of wedlock. "Salome", originally written in French, is a retelling of the Biblical story of Salome, who requests the head of John the Baptist, Jokanaan in the play, for dancing the dance of the seven veils. The play trivializes its characters, who through a series of deceptions pretend to be people that they are not in order to escape the burdensome demands of social conventions. A classic satire of Victorian society, "The Importance of Being Earnest" is one of the author's most frequently performed works. Despite his relatively short theatrical career, Wilde's plays have enjoyed a sustained popularity. "The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays" brings together Oscar Wilde's most popular plays which first appeared between 18. ![]()
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