Student Editions #: The Importance of Being Earnest (2nd Edition)

Student Editions #: The Importance of Being Earnest (2nd Edition)
Oscar Wilde, Lucie Sutherland
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10 Feb 2022 UK
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9781350141933
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After all, who has the right to cast a stone against one who has suffered? Cannot repentance wipe out an act of folly? Why should there be one law for me and another for women? Wilde' s ' trivial play for serious people' , a sparkling comedy of manners, is the epitome of wit and style. This brilliantly constructed satire with its celebrated characters and much-quoted dialogue turns accepted ideas inside out and is generally regarded as Wilde' s masterpiece. This Methuen Drama Student Edition of the play includes commentary and notes by Lucie Sutherland, Assistant Professor in Drama at the University of Nottingham, UK, which investigate the play through a contemporary lens, bringing in the contributions from queer scholarship and discussions of recent productions of the play.

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Comes as close to perfection as any comedy I can think of. * Daily Telegraph * Oscar Wilde' s best-known work always had a claim to be the wittiest play in the English language. * Financial Times * There is a real need for an updated, student-focused edition of this much taught play. * Jenny Stevens, author and series editor * A fresh new edition of a theatrical favourite that fully evinces the contemporary appeal of Wildean theatre. * Chris Megson, Reader in Drama, Royal Holloway, University of London * The play isn' t going anywhere, and Lucie' s expertise and proposed coverage look ideally suited to ' free up' the play from the grip of English Literature study and debate, and give something that Drama teachers can meaningfully engage with. * Matthew Nichols, Head of Drama at Manchester Grammar School, UK *
Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1856. His work includes The Picture of Dorian Gray, Lady Windermere' s Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest. He died in 1900. Lucie Sutherland is Assistant Professor of Drama at the University of Nottingham, UK, and specialises in theatre and performance history and culture, specifically during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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ISBN-13: 9781350141933
Published: 10 Feb 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 128

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