{"product_id":"the-importance-of-being-earnest-and-other-plays-paperback","title":"The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays - Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSylvan Barnet\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eElise Bruhl\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA universal favorite, \u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest \u003c\/i\u003edisplays Oscar Wilde's wit and theatrical genius at their brilliant best.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSubtitled \"A Trivial Comedy for Serious People,\" this hilarious attack on Victorian manners and morals turns a pompous world on its head, lets duplicity lead to happiness, and makes riposte the highest form of art. Written, according to Wilde, \"by a butterfly for butterflies,\" it is a dazzling masterpiece of comic entertainment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough it was originally written in four acts, The Importance of Being Earnest is usually performed in a three-act version. This authoritative edition features an appendix that restores valuable lines that appeared in the original. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso included in this special collection are Wilde's first comedy success, Lady Windermere's Fan, and his richly sensual melodrama, Salomé, which he called \"that terrible coloured little tragedy I once in some strange mood wrote\"--and which shocked and enraged the censors of his time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes an Introduction by Sylvan Barnet\u003cbr\u003eand an Afterword by Elise Bruhl and Michael Gamer\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e (1854-1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright. His novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, brought him lasting recognition, and he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era with a series of witty social satires, including his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.6 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52852981694688,"sku":"9780451531896","price":6.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/CanLbPEJL49780451531896.webp?v=1781230567","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-importance-of-being-earnest-and-other-plays-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}