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Title: The Importance of Being Earnest (Longman Literature) by Oscar Wilde, Trevor Millum ISBN: 0-582-07784-2 Publisher: Longman Group United Kingdom Pub. Date: 01 April, 1993 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (49 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Attention, all Bunburyists!
Comment: "The Importance of Being Earnest," by Oscar Wilde, is one of the great comic masterpieces of the theater. According to the introductory note in the Dover edition, the play was first performed in London in 1895. More than a century later, "Importance" is still a sparkling delight. Although I suppose the play is best experienced as a theatrical performance, it also makes a wonderful read.
In "Importance" Wilde has fun with the customs and attitudes of well-to-do 19th century English people. As the plot of mistaken identity and romance unfolds, Wilde's characters let loose a string of memorable witticisms and sarcastic comments. One of my favorites: "Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone." Another one: "My duty as a gentleman has never interfered with my pleasures in the smallest degree."
Along the way, Wilde's characters reveal the benefits and drawbacks of being a "Bunburyist" (don't bother looking it up in a dictionary; you have to read the play!). So pour yourself a cup of tea, stuff yourself silly with cucumber sandwiches, and enjoy "The Importance of Being Earnest."
Rating: 5
Summary: The epitome of wit
Comment: The Importance of Being Earnest is probably one of the funniest works I have ever been witness to; it definitely takes the cake when it comes to plays. The witty English humor is practically side splitting when read, so i can imagine how well it works when actually preformed on stage or film. The characters are so perfectly created within their aristocratic society. Lady Bracknell is the epitome of a lady and her humor, though she is not trying to be funny, is classic. The words do all the work. The characters just speak and as long as the lines are taken/given as canversationalthe entire play is nonstop laughs. The satire dealing with issues of class, love, money, and character has probably never been written as subtle or as well as Wilde has done with this play. The plot is humorous in its self. The whole concept of "Burnburying" to get around your obligations as a Gentleman and the problems it causes for Algernon and Jack. The shifty love story that carries the play is at times unbelievable but if you consider the farcicalnature of the play it is easily overlooked. The ending, although I won't give it away, is another classic example of a well written play. The twists and turns along the way that end up confronting the truth make the finish well worth your time. That's not to say that the rest of the play isn't great. If you're a fan of this type of comedy I would highly recommend not only buying this book but seeing it preformed as well.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the funniest things ever written
Comment: This has to be one of the funniest things I have ever read. I have read it a dozen times at least. You can read this little piece of heaven in 3 hours or less. The dialogue is great and is never boring or drawn out. I don't think this play will ever get old. Now if only I could find it being performed somewhere...
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Title: An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde ISBN: 048641423X Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 05 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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Title: Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw ISBN: 0486282228 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 20 October, 1994 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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Title: The Picture of Dorian Gray by OSCAR WILDE, JEFFREY EUGENIDES ISBN: 0375751513 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett ISBN: 0802130348 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom : A Book of Quotations by Oscar Wilde ISBN: 0486401464 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 15 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $1.00 |
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