The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays

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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.Wildes classic comedy of manners, The Importance of Being Earnest, a satire of Victorian social hypocrisy and considered Wildes greatest dramatic achievement, and his other popular playsLady Windermeres Fan, An Ideal Husband, and Salomechallenged 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 authors 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.

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