The Importance of Being Earnest & Vera; or, The Nihilists

by Oscar Wilde

Book Overview

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious person to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9390228549
• ISBN13: 9789390228546
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Throne Classics
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"