Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Oscar Wildes Trivial Comedy for Serious People takes another turn Cecily and Gwendolen are both in love with the same.
It was not until the twentieth century that Wilde’s work was once again recognized both for its literary worth and comedic genius, and subsequently The Importance of Being Earnest has been adapted many times for film and theatre, most recently in the 2002 film starring Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Reese Witherspoon, and Dame Judy Dench. Filled with witty Victorian aphorisms and Wilde’s own brand of wisdom, The Importance of Being Earnest tells the story of Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff who use clever deception and truth-bending to accommodate their social pursuits. The Importance of Being Earnest was popular upon its debut in 1895, but the reputation of Oscar Wilde’s works declined when he was imprisoned for accusations of homosexual behaviour. The Importance of Being Earnest has proven to be Oscar Wilde’s most enduringand endearingplay. This lighthearted play tells the farcical tale of Jack Worthing and Algernon Montcrieff-two men who falsely claim to be named Ernest when they fall in love with two women whose affections are illogically but irrevocably tied to the name.
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