The Importance of Being Earnest In Plain and Simple English (Includes Study Guide, Complete Unabridged Book, Historical Context, Biography and Character Index)(Annotated)

by Oscar Wilde, BookCaps (Editor)

Overview

Oscar Wilde’s "The Importance of Being Earnest" is considered one of his greatest plays. It also can be difficult to understand--it is loaded with themes, imagery, and symbols. If you need a little help understanding it, let BookCaps help with this study guide.

Along with act-by-act summaries and analysis, this book features the full text of Wilde's classic novel is also included.

BookCap Study Guides are not meant to be purchased as alternatives to reading the book.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015522952
Publisher:	BookCaps Study Guides
Publication date:	10/22/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	138 KB

About the Author

The ever-quotable Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet who delighted Victorian England with his legendary wit. He found critical and popular success with his scintillating plays, chiefly The Importance of Being Earnest, while his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, scandalized readers. Imprisoned for two years for homosexual behavior, Wilde moved to France after his release, where he died destitute.

Date of Birth:

October 16, 1854

Date of Death:

November 30, 1900

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

The Royal School in Enniskillen, Dublin, 1864; Trinity College, Dublin, 1871; Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1874