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The Importance of Being Earnest (Dover Thrift Editions)
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Author: Oscar Wilde
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The Importance of Being Earnest (Dover Thrift Editions) Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 822.8
EAN: 9780486264783
ISBN: 0486264785
Label: Dover Publications
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 64
Publication Date: 1990-07-01
Publisher: Dover Publications
Studio: Dover Publications
Dewey Decimal Number: 822.8
EAN: 9780486264783
ISBN: 0486264785
Label: Dover Publications
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 64
Publication Date: 1990-07-01
Publisher: Dover Publications
Studio: Dover Publications
Editorial Review of The Importance of Being Earnest (Dover Thrift Editions)
Witty and buoyant comedy of manners is brilliantly plotted from its effervescent first act to its hilarious denouement, and filled with some of literature's most famous epigrams. Widely considered Wilde's most perfect work, the play is reprinted here from an authoritative early British edition. Note to the Dover Edition.
Customer Reviews of The Importance of Being Earnest (Dover Thrift Editions)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Brilliantly Funny
Review: This book has remained one of my favorites since reading it in high school ~5 years ago. I have re-read it multiple times, seen it live & as a movie, and never seem to tire of Wilde's excellent knack for satire.
It is a quick & fun read full of irony and hilariously awkward situations. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys play-format comedies with strong irony.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Hilarius!
Review: I bought this script because I have so enjoyed the movie based on it. The English humor is brilliant and it is delightful to get to read it in probably less than an hour. This was pure enjoyment for me for no other reason than not missing a syllable of the dialogue (sometimes in the movie the actors speak a little too fast, so in order to savor the humor behind the lines having them in print allows you to enjoy them at your own pace)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Honestly...
Review: I still smile when I think about this play. It was my first sampling of Oscar Wilde, and I found it pretty enjoyable. It's also been my only sampling of Oscar Wilde. I've been meaning to get into some more of his work, I really have. It's a tale of mistaken identity, of love, of three volume novels, of "Bunburyists" and of fashion. Everyone claims to be Earnest, but they're all rather trivial about it. It's pretty funny too, with a lot of wit and the like through it.
This particular edition is particularly cheap, and it seems like its worth a look.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Brilliant and Witty
Review: I love this play. I love Oscar Wilde. The wit and humor of this play is astounding, and yet at the same time, it is so intelligent. I love it.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Audio CD is abridged on one CD
Review: I have not listened to this audio CD version. I purchased it and returned it without listening to it. I opened the case and realized that this is an abridged radio play version on one CD. The play itself is delightful. I don't care for abridged versions of most material, certainly not a play that takes less than 90 minutes in its entirety. I urge Amazon to update the catalog entry to indicate that this is abridged. An unabridged version is available from other vendors. Thank-you.
Review Summary: Brilliantly Funny
Review: This book has remained one of my favorites since reading it in high school ~5 years ago. I have re-read it multiple times, seen it live & as a movie, and never seem to tire of Wilde's excellent knack for satire.
It is a quick & fun read full of irony and hilariously awkward situations. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys play-format comedies with strong irony.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Hilarius!
Review: I bought this script because I have so enjoyed the movie based on it. The English humor is brilliant and it is delightful to get to read it in probably less than an hour. This was pure enjoyment for me for no other reason than not missing a syllable of the dialogue (sometimes in the movie the actors speak a little too fast, so in order to savor the humor behind the lines having them in print allows you to enjoy them at your own pace)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Honestly...
Review: I still smile when I think about this play. It was my first sampling of Oscar Wilde, and I found it pretty enjoyable. It's also been my only sampling of Oscar Wilde. I've been meaning to get into some more of his work, I really have. It's a tale of mistaken identity, of love, of three volume novels, of "Bunburyists" and of fashion. Everyone claims to be Earnest, but they're all rather trivial about it. It's pretty funny too, with a lot of wit and the like through it.
This particular edition is particularly cheap, and it seems like its worth a look.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Brilliant and Witty
Review: I love this play. I love Oscar Wilde. The wit and humor of this play is astounding, and yet at the same time, it is so intelligent. I love it.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Audio CD is abridged on one CD
Review: I have not listened to this audio CD version. I purchased it and returned it without listening to it. I opened the case and realized that this is an abridged radio play version on one CD. The play itself is delightful. I don't care for abridged versions of most material, certainly not a play that takes less than 90 minutes in its entirety. I urge Amazon to update the catalog entry to indicate that this is abridged. An unabridged version is available from other vendors. Thank-you.