{"product_id":"9781593080594","title":"The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e’s legendary wit dazzles in \u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the greatest and most popular works of drama to emerge from Victorian England. A light-hearted satire of the absurdity of all forms and conventions, this comic masterpiece features an unforgettable cast of characters who, as critic Max Beerbohm observed, “speak a kind of beautiful nonsense—the language of high comedy, twisted into fantasy.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection also includes Oscar Wilde’s most famous comedies, \u003ci\u003eLady Windermere’s Fan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Woman of No Importance\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAn Ideal Husband\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as his poetic tragedy \u003ci\u003eSalomé\u003c\/i\u003e—all written between 1891 and 1895, Wilde’s most creative period. George Bernard Shaw said of Oscar Wilde that he is “our most thorough playwright. He plays with everything: with wit, with philosophy, with drama, with actors and audience, with the whole theater.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth Krauss\u003c\/b\u003e received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He teaches drama at the College of Saint Rose, where he also directs and produces. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eThe Drama of Fallen France\u003c\/i\u003e, on French theater under the German Occupation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049169142000,"sku":"9781593080594","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593080594_p0.jpg?v=1763807303","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593080594","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}