The Importance of Being Earnest (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)

Here is Oscar Wilde's most brilliant tour de force, a witty and buoyant comedy of manners that has delighted millions in countless productions since its first performance in London's St. James' Theatre on February 14, 1895. The Importance of Being Earnest is celebrated not only for the lighthearted ingenuity of its plot, but for its inspired dialogue, rich with scintillating epigrams still savored by all who enjoy artful conversation.
From the play's effervescent beginnings in Algernon Moncrieff's London flat to its hilarious denouement in the drawing room of Jack Worthing's country manor in Hertfordshire, this comic masterpiece keeps audiences breathlessly anticipating a new bon mot or a fresh twist of plot moment to moment.
From the play's effervescent beginnings in Algernon Moncrieff's London flat to its hilarious denouement in the drawing room of Jack Worthing's country manor in Hertfordshire, this comic masterpiece keeps audiences breathlessly anticipating a new bon mot or a fresh twist of plot moment to moment.
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I just love it! Since I was a child, I hadn't read theater, and I had forgotten how wonderful this genre is. The Importance of Being Earnest suddenly reminded me. Wilde was a genius who, using comedy, could express his serious point of view on themes like the remarkable social-class differences during the Victorian period. This is, by far, a lovable, enjoyable, ageless masterpiece.
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I saw it performed once. That was fun.
I saw it performed once. That was fun.
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