
The Importance of Being Earnest
Revised Edition
Oscar Wilde(Author)
Francesca Coppa(Editor)
Methuen Drama (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 19. November 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-4725-8520-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Importance of Being Earnest is one of the most enduringly popular of British comic dramas, and a mainstay of English literature and drama courses at college and university level. This is an ideal edition for students with on-page notes to help clarify meaning, and a completely new introduction. In the new introduction, Francesca Coppa explores recent critical approaches to the play, including queer and postcolonial readings, as well as giving the context in which the play was written and how it relates to Wilde's personal life and public persona. The introduction also discusses the play's stage history, providing students with an ideal overview of the play and its resonances for contemporary audiences.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
139 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-8520-2 (9781472585202)
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Additional editions

E-Book
01/2016
2nd Edition
Methuen Drama
€12.99
Available for download

E-Book
01/2016
2nd Edition
Methuen Drama
€12.99
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Previous edition

Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest
Book
04/1988
Methuen Drama
€11.90
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Persons
Francesca Coppa is Professor of English,Muhlenberg College, USA
Content
Introduction
Bibliography
The Importance of Being Earnest
Bibliography
The Importance of Being Earnest