The Importance of Being Earnest
(OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen)
Published:
HighBridge 2002
Format:
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Edition:
Unabridged
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Description
Known as one of the greatest comedies written in English, Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest attacks Victorian manners and morals in what can only be described as the most maliciously delicious way. A witty satire of Victorian social hypocrisy, Wilde pulls the strings on his cast of late-Victorian characters making them appear, first and foremost, exactly as they are-superficial, upper class Englishmen bound and cinched by an artificial code of manners.Jack Worthington has invented a rakish brother, Ernest, who calls Jack away from family duties and gives him an excuse to travel to London. Similarly, Algernon Moncrieff has created the persona of Bunbury, an invalid friend, who periodically requires his services in the country. Both young men cleverly use their invented alter egos to disguise their misdemeanors until Jack discovers that Algernon has been impersonating Ernest, to woo Jack's young ward, Cicely. To make things just a bit more complicated, Algernon's cousin Gwendolyn loves Jack, but thinks Jack's name is Ernest. This enduring comedy of manners rises on a farcical crescendo until true identities are revealed and both couples end up happily united.This full-cast reading coaxes every nuance of pretension, self-importance, and double entendre from Wilde's lines.
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Street Date:
03/04/2002
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781598872545
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.5, 3 Points
Level 4.5, 3 Points
Lexile code:
NP: Non-Prose
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APA Citation (style guide)
Oscar Wilde. (2002). The Importance of Being Earnest. Unabridged HighBridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Oscar Wilde. 2002. The Importance of Being Earnest. HighBridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest. HighBridge, 2002.
MLA Citation (style guide)Oscar Wilde. The Importance of Being Earnest. Unabridged HighBridge, 2002.
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