内容简介
Oscar Wilde's madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements still delights readers more than a century after its 1895 publication and premiere performance. The rapid-fire wit and eccentric characters of The Importance of Being Earnest have made it a mainstay of the high school curriculum for decades.
Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are both in love with the same mythical suitor. Jack Worthing has wooed Gwendolen as Ernest while Algernon has also posed as Ernest to win the heart of Jack's ward, Cecily. When all four arrive at Jack's country home on the same weekend the "rivals" to fight for Ernest's undivided attention and the "Ernests" to claim their beloveds pandemonium breaks loose. Only a senile nursemaid and an old, discarded hand-bag can save the day!
This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader appreciate Wilde's wry wit and elaborate plot twists.
作者简介
王尔德生于都柏林的一个家世卓越的家庭，是家中的次子，全名为：奥斯卡·芬葛·欧佛雷泰·威尔斯·王尔德（Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde）。他的父亲威廉姆·王尔德爵士是一个外科医生，他的母亲是一位诗人与作家。王尔德是一个优秀的学生，他获得了都柏林圣三一学院（Trinity College）的奖学金，1874年，他进入牛津大学迈格德林学院（Magdalen College）学习。在牛津，王尔德受到了沃尔特·佩特及约翰·拉斯金的审美影响，并接触了新黑格尔派哲学、达尔文进化论和拉斐尔前派的作品，这为他之后成为唯美主义先锋作家确立了方向。当时，虽然年轻的王尔德还没有获得一个文学奖项，但服装惹眼、谈吐机智、特立独行的他在社会上已经小有名气，一些杂志甚至刊登着讽刺他的文章。
1882年，王尔德在美国作了一个精彩的巡回讲座，两年...
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