The Importance of Being Earnest: Large Print Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (881 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 149369135X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 116 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the Publisher Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on standardized tests, Webster’s paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. All rights reserved. . By using a running thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde was edited for students who are actively building their vocabularies in anticipation of taking PSAT®, SAT®, AP® (Advanced Placement®), GRE®, LSAT®, GMAT® or similar examinations. PSAT® is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT® is a registered trademark of the College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE®, AP® and Advanced Placement® are registered trademarks of the Educational Testing Service wh
Despite the success of his works, Wilde's private life lead to an eventual downfall in his popularity and circumstance.. OSCAR WILDE was born in Dublin in 1854.He went to Trinity College, Dublin and then to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he began to propagandize the new Aesthetic (or 'Art for Art's Sake') Movement
"Stay away from Dover Thrift Version" according to B Wo. The Dover Thrift edition is a highly abridged version. There are entire scenes and characters missing. And the ending is abruptly cut short. Spend the extra money on finding an edition with complete Oscar Wilde text.. OtherWeis said Great Play. Get a different edition!. The poor review is for the edition and not the material. Avoid this Smith and Brown edition. As with many plays that are old enough to be in the public domain, there are numerous editions, some better than others. In fact, anyone with a Xerox machine can make their own edition of this play, and this is pretty close to that. This is the worst edition I have ever seen of a script. The formatting is ponderous and poorly done. Character names are barely differentiated from the text that they speak; S. "An in-depth presentation of the funniest play ever written" according to Michael Birman. Oscar Wilde made his initial reputation as the master of the epigram: the trenchant and mordant, roughly haiku length flashes of insight into the comic absurdity of the world. No one in English Literature before or since has ever displayed such an effortless mastery of wit. "All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his."The Importance of Being Earnest not only flaunts Wilde's most inconsequential plot, it is also crammed with his funniest epigrams and wittie
This large print edition of Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" is printed on high quality paper in an easy-to-read format.. This excellent edition is listed on the College Board Advanced Placement reading list for AP English