Importance of Being Earnest, The (version 3)

By Wilde, Oscar

Book Id: WPLBN0002952176
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File Size: 62.91 MB
Reproduction Date: 2012

Title:	Importance of Being Earnest, The (version 3)
Author:	Wilde, Oscar
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Language:	English
Subject:	Dramatic Works, Comedy, Play
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Importance of Being Earnest, The (version 3)
Historic Publication Date:	1895
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


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Description
Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest is subtitled A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, and has proved immensely popular since its first performance in 1895. The play certainly has its farcical and comic elements, such as the witty banter exchanged by the characters and the flippant attitude towards love and marriage that characterizes the action. However, the play also explores more serious themes through the central story of Jack Worthing's search for his identity. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

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Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

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Comedy, Play