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Book Synopsis The Originals : The Importance of Being Earnest by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Originals : The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and published by Om Books International. This book was released on 2022-03-27 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Two women fall in love with men of the same name. This mythical suitor is called ‘Ernest’, a name that has been adopted by both Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff to win the hearts of their beloved, Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew, respectively. As Pandemonium breaks out at Jack’s country home on the same weekend and while the identity of ‘Ernest’ is still uncertain, only an insignificant handbag and an old nursemaid can save the day! A farce where characters take on fictitious roles, Oscar Wilde’s the importance of Being earnest is a delightful Carnival of lovers in conflict, warped identities, clandestine arrangements, witticism and incisive, artful conversations. The eccentricity and effervescence in Wilde’s plot and characters are enjoyed by readers and viewers even today. Ever since it was first performed in London’s St. James’ theatre on 14 February 1895, this brilliant tour de force has inspired many other adaptations. The importance of Being earnest remains an Evergreen classic.
Book Synopsis The Importance of Being Earnest by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays written by Oscar Wilde and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each volume in a collection of affordable, readable editions of some of the world's greatest works of literature features a chronology of the author's life and career, a concise introduction containing valuable background information, a timeline of significant events, an outline of key plot points and themes, detailed explanatory notes, critical analyses, discussion questions, and a list of recommended books and films.
Book Synopsis The Importance of Being Earnest by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Importance of Being Earnest by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2009-11-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Importance of Being Earnest marks a central moment in late-Victorian literature, not only for its wit but also for its role in the shift from a Victorian to a Modern consciousness. The play began its career as a biting satire directed at the very audience who received it so delightedly, but ended its initial run as a harbinger of Wilde’s personal downfall when his lover’s father, who would later bring about Wilde’s arrest and imprisonment, attempted to disrupt the production. In addition to its focus on the textual history of the play, this Broadview Edition of Earnest provides a wide array of appendices. The edition locates Wilde’s work among the artistic and cultural contexts of the late nineteenth century and will provide scholars, students, and general readers with an important sourcebook for the play and the social, creative, and critical contexts of mid-1890s English life.
Book Synopsis The Importance of Being Earnest by : Fiona Gregory
Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Fiona Gregory and published by Insight Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insight Study Guides are written by experts and cover a range of popular literature, plays and films. Designed to provide insight and an overview about each text for students and teachers, these guides endeavor to develop knowledge and understanding rather than just provide answers and summaries.
Book Synopsis The Importance of Being Earnest by : Beth R. Bernhardt
Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Beth R. Bernhardt and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 1058 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over one hundred presentations from the thirty-fourth Charleston Library Conference (held November 5-8, 2014) are included in this annual proceedings volume. Major themes of the meeting included patron-driven acquisitions versus librarian-driven acquisitions; marketing library resources to faculty and students to increase use; measuring and demonstrating the library's role and impact in the retention of students and faculty; the desirability of textbook purchasing by the library; changes in workflows necessitated by the move to virtual collections; the importance of self-publishing and open access publishing as a collection strategy; the hybrid publisher and the hybrid author; the library's role in the collection of data, datasets, and data curation; and data-driven decision making. While the Charleston meeting remains a core one for acquisitions, serials, and collection development librarians in dialog with publishers and vendors, the breadth of coverage of this volume reflects the fact that the Charleston Conference is now one of the major venues for leaders in the information community to shape strategy and prepare for the future. Over 1,600 delegates attended the 2014 meeting, ranging from the staff of small public library systems to CEOs of major corporations. This fully indexed, copyedited volume provides a rich source for the latest evidence-based research and lessons from practice in a range of information science fields. The contributors are leaders in the library, publishing, and vendor communities.
Book Synopsis The Importance of Being Earnest by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and published by First Avenue Editions ™. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Worthing gets antsy living at his country estate. As an excuse, he spins tales of his rowdy brother Earnest living in London. When Jack rushes to the city to confront his "brother," he's free to become Earnest and live a different lifestyle. In London, his best friend, Algernon, begins to suspect Earnest is leading a double life. Earnest confesses that his real name is Jack and admits the ruse has become tricky as two women have become enchanted with the idea of marrying Earnest. On a whim, Algernon also pretends to be Earnest and encounters the two women as they meet at the estate. With two Earnests who aren't really earnest and two women in love with little more than a name, this play is a classic comedy of errors. This is an unabridged version of Oscar Wilde's English play, first published in 1899.
Book Synopsis The Importance of Being Earnest by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays written by Oscar Wilde and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A universal favorite, The Importance of Being Earnest displays Oscar Wilde’s wit and theatrical genius at their brilliant best. Subtitled “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. Although 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. Also 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. Includes an Introduction by Sylvan Barnet and an Afterword by Elise Bruhl and Michael Gamer
Book Synopsis CliffsNotes on Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest by : Susan Van Kirk
Download or read book CliffsNotes on Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest written by Susan Van Kirk and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004-01-16 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into critical elements and ideas within classic works of literature. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. CliffsNotes on The Importance of Being Earnest offers a concise look at this Victorian farce, which tweaks the complacency and aristocratic attitudes prevalent among the wealthy upper class of the time. Hidden identities, fierce repartee, underlying passions, and surprises punctuate this lively play. This study guide shows, through its expert commentaries, just how three sets of lovers clear up mishap and misunderstandings and end up happily ever after. Other features that help you figure out this survey of Victorian social issues include: A close look at the author's life, which itself was rife with scandal and ruin Summaries and commentaries, act by act Descriptive character analyses A character map that reveal key relationships Critical essays on Victorian views on compassion, religion, marriage, and more A review section that tests your knowledge, and suggested essay topics Classic literature or modern-day treasure—you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
Book Synopsis The Importance of Being Earnest by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
Book Synopsis The Importance of Being Earnest by : Charles Osborne
Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Charles Osborne and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Importance of Being Earnest shows a full measure of Oscar Wilde's legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays, his decency and warmth. This edition contains substantial excerpts from the original four-act version which was never produced, as well as the full text of the final three-act version, selections from Wilde's correspondence, and commentary by George Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm, St. John Hankin, and James Agate.
Book Synopsis The Importance of Being Earnest the Graphic Novel - Original Text by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest the Graphic Novel - Original Text written by Oscar Wilde and published by Classical Comics, Limited. This book was released on 2014-05-31 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Set in England in 1895, two young gentlemen use imaginary friends to inject excitement into their seemingly dull lives. Jack Worthington invents a brother, 'Ernest', whom he pretends to be in order to visit his beloved Gwendolen in the city. Meanwhile, friend Algy Moncrieff uses the name 'Ernest' while visiting Jack's beautiful young ward, Cecily in the country. Much confusion ensues as the two women find out they have been deceived by their 'Ernests.'"--Back cover.
Book Synopsis The Importance of Being Earnest by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and published by Heinemann. This book was released on 1994 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatre program.
Book Synopsis The Original Four-act Version of The Importance of Being Earnest by :
Download or read book The Original Four-act Version of The Importance of Being Earnest written by and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Quicklet On Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest by : Taryn Nakamura
Download or read book Quicklet On Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest written by Taryn Nakamura and published by Hyperink Inc. This book was released on 2012-02-12 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK The Importance of Being Earnest is one of the few books that actually makes me laugh out loud. Or tremor silently, if I’m reading in public. From witty one-liners on marriage, to solemn cake- and muffin-eating, Oscar Wilde surprised me with quick humor in almost every sentence. But I have to admit, when I read the last sentence, I found myself flipping through the final pages looking to see if my book was missing pages. It just didn’t seem complete. Somehow, the couples forgive each other, and Cecily takes Algernon despite his imperfect name. For me, the problem with the play is that I was not entirely sure what Oscar Wilde was trying to say. He lampoons society and mocks conventions, but once he’s finished tearing it apart, there’s nothing left. He offers no substitute for the lovers with fleeting emotions and shallow attachments. There’s no hope for trust in relationships, lasting marriages, or happy couples. And that’s where it gets scary. Miss Prism says in Act II, “A misanthrope I can understand—a womanthrope, never!” I felt that despite his levity, Oscar Wilde was a misanthrope who saw little hope in the creation of a better society. Just look at his own personal life. He played along as a devoted family man, but he led a double life as a gay lover. When he did finally find a partner, he was imprisoned by a society that couldn’t accept homosexuality. Although The Importance of Being Earnest kept me laughing the whole time, it never took me from “Wow, people suck” to “Maybe we can change.” But maybe that’s Wilde’s point. He would probably tell me to stop being so earnest. MEET THE AUTHOR Taryn Nakamura was born and raised in Hawaii, where she's recently returned after receiving a B.A. in English at Yale University. As a writing concentrator at Yale, she focused on fiction, but as a Hyperink writer, she's learned that nonfiction can also be fun. In her free time, she likes to run at a walking pace, haunt libraries, and eat pickles. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK Oscar Wilde may have died an outcast in 1900, but today, his fans commemorate him with countless lipstick kisses on his grave. The kissers have gone too far, it turns out. Oscar Wilde’s Paris monument is now protected by a glass barrier and a 9,000-euro fine. Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. His father was a surgeon and his mother was a nationalist poetess, who wrote radical poetry under the name, Speranza. Wilde attended Trinity College and Oxford University. Wilde dabbled in poetry, fiction, and drama, and he wrote both tragedy and comedy. He also wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray, Lady Windemere’s Fan, A Woman of No Importance, and An Ideal Husband. In Henry Popkin’s introduction to the 1965 Avon edition of The Importance of Being Earnest, Popkin writes that Wilde cultivated a persona as a dandy. Wilde was accustomed to wearing knee breeches, silk stockings, and a sunflower or lily to complete the outfit. Wilde married Constance Llyod in 1884, and they had two sons. As Gregory Wheatcroft writes in The Atlantic Monthly, W. H. Auden considered Wilde’s marriage “perhaps the only really heartless act of Wilde’s life.” But unlike Auden, Wilde probably didn’t realize his true sexual preferences until later in life. Merlin Holland writes in The Guardian that Wilde’s first known male lover was Robert Ross in 1886 or 1887. Oscar Wilde’s love affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, also known as Bosie, exploded into the public arena in 1895. With Bosie’s encouragement, Wilde sued Bosie’s father for calling Wilde a “Sodomite.” The Marquis of Queensbury bit back and brought Wilde to court for gross indecency. Oscar Wilde spent 2 years in jail for sodomy. Buy a copy to keep reading!
