An Ideal Husband by An Ideal Husband
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ISBN: 9780486414232
Dover Publications Inc., 11 August 2011
Soft cover, 96 pages
Although Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) created a wide range of poetry, essays, and fairy tales (and one novel) in his brief, tragic life, he is perhaps best known as a dramatist. His witty, clever drama, populated by brilliant talkers skilled in the art of riposte and paradox, are still staples of the theatrical repertoire.
An Ideal Husband revolves around a blackmail scheme that forces a married couple to reexamine their moral standards -- providing, along the way, a wry commentary on the rarity of politicians who can claim to be ethically pure. A supporting cast of young lovers, society matrons, an overbearing father, and a formidable femme fatale continually exchange sparkling repartee, keeping the play moving at a lively pace.
Like most of Wilde's plays, this scintillating drawing-room comedy is wise, well-constructed, and deeply satisfying. An instant success at its 1895 debut, the play continues to delight audiences over one hundred years later. An Ideal Husband is a must-read for Wilde fans, students of English literature, and anyone delighted by wit, urbanity, and timeless sophistication.
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- Title
- An Ideal Husband by An Ideal Husband
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 048641423X
- ISBN 13
- 9780486414232
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- February 5, 2001
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