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The plays of Oscar Wilde

by Oscar Wilde

First Published

2010

Subjects

Books
Correspondence
Criticism
English language
English literature
History and criticism
Irish authors
Literature
Quotations
Readers
Reviews
Textbooks for foreign speakers
Theory
Translations into Russian
Critique et interprétation
Literaturkritik
English drama
English poetry
Industrial relations
Long Now Manual for Civilization
Drama
Anthologies
Dramatic works
Criticism and interpretation
Poetic works
Literatura inglesa
English wit and humor
Teatro
Poesia
Social life and customs
Manners and customs
British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)
Collected works (single author, multi-form)
Wilde, oscar, 1854-1900
English Historical drama
Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of, France, 1572
Jews
Biography
Correspondence (Wilde, Oscar)
Authors, irish
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
Littérature anglaise
English language, textbooks for foreign speakers
Books, reviews
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Correspondence
Authors, Irish -- 19th century -- Correspondence

Description

Oscar Wilde took London by storm with his first comedy, Lady Windermere's Fan. The combination of dazzling wit, subtle social criticism, sumptuous settings and the theme of a guilty secret proved a winner, both here and in his next three plays, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and his undisputed masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest. This volume includes all Wilde's plays from his early tragedy Vera to the controversial Salome and the little known fragments, La Sainte Courtisane and A Florentine Tragedy. The edition affords a rare chance to see Wilde's best known work in the context of his entire dramatic output, and to appreciate plays which have hitherto received scant critical attention.

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