Bibliograph

The importance of being earnest, Oscar Wilde

Type

Label

The importance of being earnest, Oscar Wilde

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The importance of being earnest

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Oscar Wilde

Series statement

Audio theatre collection

Summary

The Importance of Being Earnest is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictional alter-egos to escape tiresome social obligations. The play makes light of the institution of marriage and more generally other serious Victorian customs. As a result, reviewers of the time praised the play's humor, while bemoaning its evident lack of social messages. Most agreed however that it was the high point of Wilde's artistic career to date. Its high farce and Wilde's dazzlingly witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest his most enduringly popular play

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

School for husbands

Classification

Contributor