| Oscar Wilde: 'The Importance of Being Earnest' Contributor(s): Wilde, Oscar (Author), Lancaster, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521639522 ISBN-13: 9780521639521 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $21.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1999 Annotation: The truth is rarely pure, and never simple.' . . .in married life three is company and two is none.' Is this play a unique work of art' as Oscar Wilde believed? Or, as a first-night reviewer claimed in 1895, it represents nothing, means nothing, is nothing'? This is for you to decide. . . Cambridge Literature is a series of study texts which presents writing in the English-speaking world from the 16th century up to the present day. The series includes novels, drama, short stories, poetry, essays and other types of non-fiction. Each edition has the complete text with an appropriate glossary. The student will find in each volume a helpful introduction and a full section of resource notes encouraging active and imaginative study methods. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Study Aids | Book Notes - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.8 |
| LCCN: 00265193 |
| Series: Cambridge Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.35 lbs) 126 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 143056 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The truth is rarely pure, and never simple.' . . .in married life three is company and two is none.' Is this play a unique work of art' as Oscar Wilde believed? Or, as a first-night reviewer claimed in 1895, it represents nothing, means nothing, is nothing'? This is for you to decide. . . Cambridge Literature is a series of study texts which presents writing in the English-speaking world from the 16th century up to the present day. The series includes novels, drama, short stories, poetry, essays and other types of non-fiction. Each edition has the complete text with an appropriate glossary. The student will find in each volume a helpful introduction and a full section of resource notes encouraging active and imaginative study methods. |