A Woman of No Importance: A Play

Oscar Wilde

Jan 2018 · Open Road Media

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The classic satirical play about England’s upper class from a master dramatist.
 
Centering on a long-concealed secret, A Woman of No Importance, like many of Oscar Wilde’s plays, satirizes England’s upper class.
 
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. Only Gerald’s mother stands in the way of his appointment, but she fears telling him why, for who will believe Lord Illingworth to be a man of no importance?
 
A classic takedown of the British upper class, A Woman of No Importance remains just as relevant today as when it first graced the stages of London.
 
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Autoren-Profil

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet. Celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic for his wit, he is rumored to have informed a customs agent upon his arrival in America, “I have nothing to declare but my genius.” Wilde’s health and reputation were destroyed by his imprisonment for “gross indecency” in 1895, and he died in poverty a few years after his release. Today, his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and his play, The Importance of Being Earnest, are recognized as masterpieces of English literature.