Woman of No Importance (Penguin Popular Classics)

by Oscar Wilde

Paperback, 1996

Status

Available

Collection

Publication

Penguin Books (1996), 96 pages

Description

Classic Literature. Drama. Fiction. HTML: Though he is now best remembered for his fiction, famed wit and bon vivant Oscar Wilde also dabbled in drama over the course of his long and varied literary career. A Woman of No Importance is a darkly comedic play about a group of aristocrats whose prim adherence to decorum hides a bevy of scandalous secrets..

User reviews

LibraryThing member AliceAnna
The title says it all. A condemnation of a society in which mistakes are never forgiven, in which souls are lost forever, for youthful indiscretion and surrender to one's emotions.
LibraryThing member LeticiaToraci
Witty as only Oscar Wilde can write.
LibraryThing member hemlokgang
A small gem of a drama. Oscar Wilde's perfect t use of language makes this play both witty and stinging. A mother maintains her dignity in the face of disgrace, and endears herself to her son while deflating his natural father's haughty condescension. Excellent!

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1893

ISBN

0140622454 / 9780140622454
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