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Importance of Being Earnest: a Trivial Comedy for Serious People by Oscar Wilde

Importance of Being Earnest: a Trivial Comedy for Serious People

Oscar Wilde

Start Publishing PD · Hardcover · May 22, 2024

The Importance of Being Earnest is both Oscar Wilde's most important and funniest play.

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Who it’s for
A comedy of manners that keeps its farce lively while giving identity a serious nudge.
Genres
British & Irish Plays, Satire, The Classics
Published
Start Publishing PD, May 22, 2024

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About this book

The Importance of Being Earnest is both Oscar Wilde's most important and funniest play. As the subtitle suggests there is more to this play than it's farcical nature suggests. Wilde calls into question the nature of identity while poking fun at proper British manners and the aristocracy.

Wit With a Point

A comedy of manners that keeps its farce lively while giving identity a serious nudge.

Come here for

  • Farcical comedy with a sharper interest in identity
  • Wilde’s teasing of proper manners and the aristocracy

Expect

  • Wit aimed at British propriety and aristocratic pretensions
  • Playful comedy with more on its mind than appearances

Where it sits

British & Irish Plays86%
The Classics44%
Satire42%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • British & Irish Plays
Authors
Oscar Wilde
Publisher
Start Publishing PD
Published
May 22, 2024
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
British & Irish Plays