Importance of being earnest

by Oscar Wilde

Overview

Oscar Wilde, with his legendary works of literature is a delight to read at all times. This iconic drama is a series of events and characters all caught up and wound in their own situations. It is only in the series of these complex situations that layers of human behaviours are revealed making it interesting and at the same time making the character vulnerable to the situations they have got themselves into. The unfurling of events leads to many important discoveries and realizations and the

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789394178366
Publisher:	Adhyaya Books House LLP
Publication date:	11/29/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	461 KB

About the Author

The ever-quotable Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet who delighted Victorian England with his legendary wit. He found critical and popular success with his scintillating plays, chiefly The Importance of Being Earnest, while his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, scandalized readers. Imprisoned for two years for homosexual behavior, Wilde moved to France after his release, where he died destitute.

Date of Birth:

October 16, 1854

Date of Death:

November 30, 1900

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

The Royal School in Enniskillen, Dublin, 1864; Trinity College, Dublin, 1871; Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1874