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The Importance of Being Earnest
Author | : Oscar Wilde |
Publisher | : First Avenue Editions ™ |
Total Pages | : 93 |
Release | : 2014-08-01 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 1467756547 |
Jack Worthing gets antsy living at his country estate. As an excuse, he spins tales of his rowdy brother Earnest living in London. When Jack rushes to the city to confront his "brother," he's free to become Earnest and live a different lifestyle. In London, his best friend, Algernon, begins to suspect Earnest is leading a double life. Earnest confesses that his real name is Jack and admits the ruse has become tricky as two women have become enchanted with the idea of marrying Earnest. On a whim, Algernon also pretends to be Earnest and encounters the two women as they meet at the estate. With two Earnests who aren't really earnest and two women in love with little more than a name, this play is a classic comedy of errors. This is an unabridged version of Oscar Wilde's English play, first published in 1899.
The Importance of Being Ernest
Author | : Ernest Cline |
Publisher | : SCB Distributors |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2014-08-22 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 1938912314 |
Familiar and resonant, Cline's collection takes readers into a private landscape of science fiction, pop culture, and pornography. Ernest Cline is a geek, novelist, poet, and screenwriter based in Austin, Texas. In addition to winning poetry slams, Cline is known for screenwriting "Fanboys," released in 2009. He also recently sold the film rights to his latest book, "Armada."
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
Author | : Oscar Wilde |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 2014-07-21 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 145168598X |
Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. Wilde’s classic comedy of manners, The Importance of Being Earnest, a satire of Victorian social hypocrisy and considered Wilde’s greatest dramatic achievement, and his other popular plays—Lady Windermere’s Fan, An Ideal Husband, and Salome—challenged contemporary notions of sex and sensibility, class and cultural identity. Enriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author’s personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research. Read with confidence.
The Importance of Being Wilde at Heart
Author | : R. Zamora Linmark |
Publisher | : Delacorte Press |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2019-08-13 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101938218 |
Readers of Adam Silvera (They Both Die at the End) and Elizabeth Acevedo (The Poet X) will pull out the tissues for this tender, quirky story of one seventeen-year-old boy's journey through first love and first heartbreak, guided by his personal hero, Oscar Wilde. Words have always been more than enough for Ken Z, but when he meets Ran at the mall food court, everything changes. Beautiful, mysterious Ran opens the door to a number of firsts for Ken: first kiss, first love. But as quickly as he enters Ken's life, Ran disappears, and Ken Z is left wondering: Why love at all, if this is where it leads? Letting it end there would be tragic. So, with the help of his best friends, the comfort of his haikus and lists, and even strange, surreal appearances by his hero, Oscar Wilde, Ken will find that love is worth more than the price of heartbreak. "An unabashed love letter to Oscar Wilde, Cole Porter, and the arts' ability to give voice to human emotion." --Kirkus "Linmark's novel is definitely offbeat and wild(e)ly imaginative...and a rich reading experience that would make the ineffable Oscar proud." --Booklist "A big-hearted book that...always keeps love in its heart." --Abdi Nazemian author of Like a Love Story and The Authentics "As surreal as it is real, as beautiful as it is painful, as playful as it is wise. --Randy Ribay, author of Patron Saints of Nothing
Gone-Away Lake
Author | : Elizabeth Enright |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780152022723 |
Portia and her cousin Julian discover adventure in a hidden colony of forgotten summer houses on the shores of a swampy lake.
The Importance of Not Being Earnest
Author | : Wallace Chafe |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 183 |
Release | : 2007-02-01 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9027292973 |
The thesis of this book is that neither laughter nor humor can be understood apart from the feeling that underlies them. This feeling is a mental state in which people exclude some situation from their knowledge of how the world really is, thereby inhibiting seriousness where seriousness would be counterproductive. Laughter is viewed as an expression of this feeling, and humor as a set of devices designed to trigger it because it is so pleasant and distracting. Beginning with phonetic analyses of laughter, the book examines ways in which the feeling behind the laughter is elicited by both humorous and nonhumorous situations. It discusses properties of this feeling that justify its inclusion in the repertoire of human emotions. Against this background it illustrates the creation of humor in several folklore genres and across several cultures. Finally, it reconciles this understanding with various already familiar ways of explaining humor and laughter.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Author | : Oscar Wilde |
Publisher | : Oxford University |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780194228565 |
Oscar Wilde and the young highly talented comic artist Tom Bouden, what an incredible and fantastic mixture! The story of Earnest retold in modern American style, illustrated by a great comic artist.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Author | : Oscar Wilde |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2018-01-09 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 1504050185 |
The controversial comedic play from a master dramatist that shattered social conventions in England. Oscar Wilde’s most brilliant tour de force, a witty and buoyant comedy of manners, has delighted millions with countless productions since its first performance at London’s St. James’ Theatre in 1895. The Importance of Being Earnest is celebrated not only for the lighthearted ingenuity of its plot, but also for its inspired dialogue, rich with scintillating epigrams still savored by all who enjoy artful conversation. From the play’s effervescent beginnings in Algernon Moncrieff’s London flat to its hilarious denouement in the drawing room of Jack Worthing’s country manor in Hertfordshire, this comic masterpiece keeps audiences breathlessly anticipating new bons mots and fresh plot twists from moment to moment. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
The Importance of Being Civil
Author | : John A. Hall |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2013-05-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0691153264 |
Beginning with a composite definition of civility, this book turns to critics of the concept of civility to explore the alternatives on offer. John A. Hall constructs a defence of the role of civility as a fundamental institution of human society.