The Plays of Oscar Wilde (Collins Classics)
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Plays of Oscar Wilde (Collins Classics)
By (Author) Oscar Wilde
HarperCollins Publishers
William Collins
8th December 2011
1st October 2011
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Classic fiction: general and literary
Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards)
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900
Literary studies: plays and playwrights
Comedic plays
Biography: writers
822.8
Physical Properties
Paperback
384
Width 111mm, Height 178mm, Spine 24mm
210g
Description
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.
London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years.
Including some of Oscar Wildes most well-known and infamous plays, Lady Windermeres Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, this collection of the infamous writers works displays his brilliant, quick wit to its full glory. Wildes pithy social comedies dissect the morals and idiosyncrasies of society in the 1890s and offer a view of the sexual politics of the time.
Author Bio
Born in Ireland in 1856, Oscar Wilde was a noted essayist, playwright, fairy tale writer and poet, as well as an early leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His plays include: An Ideal Husband, Salome, A Woman of No Importance, and Lady Windermere's Fan. Among his best known stories are The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Canterville Ghost.
