{"product_id":"the-importance-of-being-earnest-and-other-plays-2008","title":"The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eOscar Wilde was already one of the best known literary figures in Britain when he was persuaded to turn his extraordinary talents to the theatre. Between 1891 and 1895 he produced a sequence of distinctive plays which spearheaded the dramatic renaissance of the 1890s and retain their power\n\u003cbr\u003etoday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe social comedies, Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, and An Ideal Husband, offer a moving as well as witty dissection of society and its morals, with a sharp focus on sexual politics. By contrast, the experimental, symbolist Salome, written originally in French, was banned for\n\u003cbr\u003epublic performance by the English censor. His final dramatic triumph was his `trivial' comedy for serious people, The Importance of Being Earnest' arguably the greatest farcical comedy in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the General Editorship of Dr Michael Cordner of the University of York, the texts of the plays have been newly edited and are presented with modernized spelling and punctuation. In addition, there is a scholarly introduction and detailed annotation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780199535972, 0199535973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oscar Wilde\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oxford\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:none\"\u003e972 5972 35972 535972 973 5973 35973 535973\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Batner Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43934225629272,"sku":"9780199535972","price":10.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/7564\/3992\/files\/9780199535972.jpg?v=1775053649","url":"https:\/\/batnerbookstore.com\/products\/the-importance-of-being-earnest-and-other-plays-2008","provider":"Batner Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}