Oscar Wilde Plays

Zusatztext HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved! essential classics. 'London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have! of their own free choice! remained thirty-five for years.' Including some of Oscar Wilde's most well-known and infamous plays! Lady Windermere's Fan! A Woman of No Importance! An Ideal Husband! and The Importance of Being Earnest! this collection of the infamous writer's works displays his brilliant! quick wit to its full glory. Wilde's pithy social comedies dissect the morals and idiosyncrasies of society in the 1890s and offer a view of the sexual politics of the time. Informationen zum Autor Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on the 16th October 1854 and died on the 30th November 1900. He was an Irish playwright, poet, and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest. Klappentext HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years.' Including some of Oscar Wilde's most well-known and infamous plays, Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, this collection of the infamous writer's works displays his brilliant, quick wit to its full glory. Wilde's pithy social comedies dissect the morals and idiosyncrasies of society in the 1890s and offer a view of the sexual politics of the time. Zusammenfassung HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved! essential classics.

Product details

• Authors: Oscar Wilde
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.10.2011
• EAN: 9780007902224
• ISBN: 978-0-00-790222-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 114 mm x 180 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Collins Classics; Collins Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Biography: literary, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Political, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Satire, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Biography: writers, FICTION / Urban & Street Lit, Plays, Playscripts, Comedic plays, Modern & contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction: general and literary, Humour;Importance Of Being Earnest;Ideal Husband