The importance of being Wilde

The importance of being Wilde features thirty extracts from Oscar Wilde's novel, poetry, plays, short stories, letters, ad essays, including A Picture of Dorian Gray, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, The Importance of Being Earnest, De Profundis, and The Truth of Masks. Each extract has a series of exercises on listening, reading, and discussion, as well as background notes. The book contains a short biography of Oscar Wilde and a detailed answer section. All the extracts are recorded by professional actors on the accompanying tape. The importane of being Wilde presents a portrait of Oscar Wilde as one of Britain's greatest and most versatile writers. It will introduce readers to the extraordinary range of his wit and talent.