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Lady Windermere's Fan Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Wilde, Oscar (Author)
ISBN: 0486400786     ISBN-13: 9780486400785
Publisher: Dover Publications
OUR PRICE:   $2.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2011
* Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: This Victorian comedy of manners sparkles with Wilde's trademark repartee, epigrams, and witty dialogue. Arch-moralist Lady Windermere, shattered by the suspicion of her husband's infidelity, contemplates running off with a roue until her rival illustrates the difference between morality and its appearance. A comic masterpiece, studded with humorous quips and clever paradoxes.
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BISAC Categories:
- Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 822.8
LCCN: 97047146
Series: Dover Thrift Editions
Physical Information: 0.16" H x 5.68" W x 8.16" (0.13 lbs) 64 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Clever dialogue, fast-paced repartee, and pithy epigrams abound in this sparkling Victorian comedy of manners. The first of Oscar Wilde's dramas, the 1892 play attests to the author's legendary reputation as a wit and keen observer of ironic situations. In Lady Windermere's Fan, Wilde offers a splendidly satirical view of society's obsessive regard for appearances rather than reality.
A paragon of morality, Lady Windermere firmly rejects the company of anyone exhibiting even the slightest deviation from the social code. Suspecting her husband of a dalliance with Mrs. Erlynne, a woman of dubious reputation, Lady Windermere rashly decides to abandon her secure position for the seductive charms of Lord Darlington. The voice of caution arises from an unexpected source when the mysterious Mrs. Erlynne reveals the calamitous effects of her own disregard for duty and virtue, and she augments her advice with an act of self-sacrifice. By laying claim to Lady Windermere's telltale fan, the woman from outside society shows the model of social propriety the difference between true morality and its semblance.
More than a century after the play's debut, the luster of its humorous quips, merry bon mots, and thought-provoking paradoxes remains undimmed. This modestly priced edition of Wilde's scintillating comic masterpiece will delight lovers of drama and literature.