The Importance of Being Earnestby Oscar Wilde | |
| List(s): | "Racine Library List" "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"Drama" |
| Pages: | 135 |
| Year of Publication: | 1895 |
| Date Read: | 09/07/1993 |
| Notes: | Subtitle: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. Jack is a fashionable young man who lives in the country with his ward Cecily. He has invented a rakish brother named Ernest whose supposed exploits give Jack an excuse to travel to London periodically. Jack is in love with Gwendolen who thinks his name is Ernest. But Gwendolen’s mother objects because Jack is an orphan who was found in a handbag at Victoria Station. Any attempt at further explanation would give away far to much of the plot or lead into chaos. COMMENTS — The play is intended as a satire on Victorian social hypocrisy. |
| My Rating: | 7 |