Description

Everything you need to know about The Importance of Being Earnest to succeed in your A Level or undergraduate studies.

York Notes Advanced: The Importance of Being Earnest provides the widest coverage and most in-depth analysis of Wilde’s witty play of mistaken identities and is indispensable to any A Level or undergraduate student of the text. Detailed summaries of each Act are included, as well as extended commentaries on key passages and explorations of the central characters. Analysis of language and style, and overviews of a range of critical responses and productions of the play will enable you to develop your own critical ideas and to write confidently about the text.

Table of Contents

• Part 1: Introduction
• Part 2: The Text
• Part 3: Critical Approaches
• Part 4: Critical History
• Part 5: Background
• Further Reading
• Literacy Terms