Two young men maintain fictional alter egos to escape their social obligations -- and the lies escalate with increasing comic precision.
About This Book
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.
Who This Is For
Best for readers who want genuine wit: sharp, clever writing that earns its laughs. The prose is accessible: you can read this quickly and it never asks too much of you. It takes its time, and that's the point. Patience is rewarded. If you need emotional weight in your reading, the lightness here may frustrate.
Best Read When
Best read when you're in the mood for something funny and clever, and a read that's slow and deeply immersive.
What It Explores
The Importance of Being Earnest explores identity and the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be, love in its most complicated forms, and power structures and how they shape individual lives.
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