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COMIC EFFECTS AND SATIRICAL ASPECTS IN THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST BY OSCAR WILDE
COMIC EFFECTS AND SATIRICAL ASPECTS IN THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST BY OSCAR WILDE

Author(s): Georgiana-Elena Dilă
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Piteşti
Keywords: humour; society; paradox; satire; food;

Summary/Abstract: The Importance of Being Earnest is one of Oscar Wilde’s most famous works, a perfect representation of his social and cultural criticism as it reveals a very humorous approach of the aristocratic class of the Victorian Era. The play exposes the characters’ opinions on a variety of topics and it involves the audience with the abundance of paradoxes it presents. The famous witty comments that Wilde shares with the readers/audience make one think of the lying and deceit society had to face. The present article intends to explore the playwrights’ humour and irony revealing the layers of his work.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 131-137
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English