{"product_id":"the-importance-of-being-earnest-and-other-plays-9780451531896","title":"The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays","description":"\u003cb\u003eA universal favorite, \u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest \u003c\/i\u003edisplays Oscar Wilde's wit and theatrical genius at their brilliant best.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSubtitled \"A Trivial Comedy for Serious People,\" this hilarious attack on Victorian manners and morals turns a pompous world on its head, lets duplicity lead to happiness, and makes riposte the highest form of art. Written, according to Wilde, \"by a butterfly for butterflies,\" it is a dazzling masterpiece of comic entertainment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough it was originally written in four acts, The Importance of Being Earnest is usually performed in a three-act version. This authoritative edition features an appendix that restores valuable lines that appeared in the original. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso included in this special collection are Wilde's first comedy success, Lady Windermere's Fan, and his richly sensual melodrama, Salomé, which he called \"that terrible coloured little tragedy I once in some strange mood wrote\"--and which shocked and enraged the censors of his time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes an Introduction by Sylvan Barnet\u003cbr\u003eand an Afterword by Elise Bruhl and Michael Gamer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e (1854-1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright. His novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, brought him lasting recognition, and he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era with a series of witty social satires, including his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Signet Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606102282514,"sku":"9780451531896","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dce21e19-3efc-4bee-81c8-644e8e7448bb.jpg?v=1762934428","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-importance-of-being-earnest-and-other-plays-9780451531896","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}