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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

ISBN-100393927539

ISBN-139780393927535

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Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

Publication NameImportance of Being Earnest

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

SubjectEuropean / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Drama

AuthorOscar. Wilde

SeriesNorton Critical Editions Ser.

FormatPerfect

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Item Weight7.9 Oz

Item Length0.8 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2005-052741

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Series Volume Number0

Dewey Decimal822.8

Edition DescriptionCritical

Table Of ContentPreface The Text of The Importance of Being EarnestExcised Portions of the PlayBackgrounds: Karl Beckson, London in the 1890sJoseph Donohue, Wilde and the Idea of a TheatreRegenia Gagnier, Creating the AudienceCriticism: Reviews and Reactions: William Archer, On The Importance of Being EarnestH. F., On The Importance of Being EarnestGeorge Bernard Shaw, On The Importance of Being EarnestH. G. Wells, On The Importance of Being EarnestEssays in Criticsm: E. H. Mikhail, The Four-Act Version of The Importance of Being EarnestEva Thienpont, From Faltering Arrow to Pistol Shot: The Importance of Being EarnestCamille A. Paglia, Oscar Wilde and the English EpiceneChristopher Craft, Alias Bunbury: Desire and Termination in The Importance of Being EarnestMichael Patrick Gillespie, From Beau Brummell to Lady Bracknell: Re-viewing the Dandy in The Importance of Being EarnestPeter Raby, The Genesis of the PlayRichard Haslam, Oscar Wilde and the Imagination of the CeltOscar Wilde: A Chronology Selected Bibliography

Synopsis"Backgrounds" includes essays on Wilde and the 1890s by prominent cultural critics Joseph Donohue, Regenia Gagnier, and Karl Beckson. "Reviews and Reactions" collects contemporary responses to The Importance of Being Earnest, among them George Bernard Shaw's famous dissenting view and the American assessment by H. F. "Essays in Criticism" includes six diverse assessments of Wilde and the play by E. H. Mikhail, Camille Paglia, Christopher Craft, Michael Patrick Gillespie, Peter Raby, and Richard Haslam. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included., Backgrounds includes essays on Wilde and the 1890s by prominent cultural critics Joseph Donohue, Regenia Gagnier, and Karl Beckson. Reviews and Reactions collects contemporary responses to The Importance of Being Earnest , among them George Bernard Shaw's famous dissenting view and the American assessment by H. F. Essays in Criticism includes six diverse assessments of Wilde and the play by E. H. Mikhail, Camille Paglia, Christopher Craft, Michael Patrick Gillespie, Peter Raby, and Richard Haslam. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included., "Essays in Criticism" includes six diverse assessments of Wilde and the play by E. H. Mikhail, Camille Paglia, Christopher Craft, Michael Patrick Gillespie, Peter Raby, and Richard Haslam. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included., The text of this Norton Critical Edition of "The Importance of Being Earnest" is the established three-act version. Originally in four acts, Wilde shortened it to three at the urging of George Alexander, the owner of the St. James Theatre and first actor to play Jack Worthing. The play is accompanied by explanatory annotations and by an appendix of excised portions. "Backgrounds" includes essays on Wilde and the 1890s by prominent cultural critics Joseph Donohue, Regenia Gagnier, and Karl Beckson. "Reviews and Reactions" collects contemporary responses to The Importance of Being Earnest, among them George Bernard Shaw's famous dissenting view and the American assessment by H. F. "Essays in Criticism" includes six diverse assessments of Wilde and the play by E. H. Mikhail, Camille Paglia, Christopher Craft, Michael Patrick Gillespie, Peter Raby, and Richard Haslam. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included. About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide., The text of this Norton Critical Edition of The Importance of Being Earnest is the established three-act version. Originally in four acts, Wilde shortened it to three at the urging of George Alexander, the owner of the St. James Theatre and first actor to play Jack Worthing. The play is accompanied by explanatory annotations and by an appendix of excised portions.

LC Classification NumberPR5810.I4 2006