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Number seventy in NHB's Drama Classics Series, providing the world's great drama at a great price.
The introduction to this edition of A Woman of No Importance includes a short biography of Oscar Wilde and chronology of his work; a guide to the themes and what happens in the play and a short history of the play's form and context.
'What's the point in having a wicked past if you're going to keep it secret?' Oscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret. A house party is in full swing at Lady Hunstanton's country home, when it is announced that Gerald Arbuthnot has been appointed secretary to the sophisticated, witty Lord Illingworth. Gerald's mother stands in the way of his appointment, but fears to tell him why, for who will believe Lord Illingworth to be a man of no importance?
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The introduction to this edition of A Woman of No Importance includes a short biography of Oscar Wilde and chronology of his work; a guide to the themes and what happens in the play and a short history of the play's form and context.
'What's the point in having a wicked past if you're going to keep it secret?' Oscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret. A house party is in full swing at Lady Hunstanton's country home, when it is announced that Gerald Arbuthnot has been appointed secretary to the sophisticated, witty Lord Illingworth. Gerald's mother stands in the way of his appointment, but fears to tell him why, for who will believe Lord Illingworth to be a man of no importance?
Born in Ireland, Wilde (1854-1900) was educated in Dublin and Oxford and went on to become the leading exponent of aestheticism. His work includes plays, a novel, poetry and criticism. Imprisoned for homosexual acts, he died after his release in exile in Paris.
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- ÉditeurNick Hern Books
- Date d'édition2005
- ISBN 10 1854598244
- ISBN 13 9781854598240
- ReliureBroché
- Nombre de pages128
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Description du livre Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price What's the point in having a wicked past if you're going to keep it secret? Oscar Wilde's play A Woman of No Importance is an audacious drama of social scandal that centres around the revelation of Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret. A house party is in full swing at Lady Hunstanton's country home, when it is announced that Gerald Arbuthnot has been appointed secretary to the sophisticated, witty Lord Illingworth. Gerald's mother stands in the way of his appointment, but fears to tell him why, for who will believe Lord Illingworth to be a man of no importance? A Woman of No Importance was first performed in April 1893 at the Haymarket Theatre, London. This edition in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series is edited and introduced by Emma French. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR004684428
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