Oscar Wilde's brilliant play makes fun of the English upper classes with light-hearted satire and dazzling humour. It is 1890's England and two young gentlemen are being somewhat limited with the truth. To inject some excitement into their lives, Mr Worthing invents a brother, Earnest, as an excuse to leave his dull country life behind him to pursue the object of his desire, th...
Oscar Wilde's brilliant play makes fun of the English upper classes with light-hearted satire and dazzling humour. It is 1890's England and two young gentlemen are being somewhat limited with the truth. To inject some excitement into their lives, Mr Worthing invents a brother, Earnest, as an excuse to leave his dull country life behind him to pursue the object of his desire, the ravishing Gwendolyn. While across town Algernon Montecrieff decides to take the name Earnest, when visiting Worthing's young ward Cecily. The real fun and confusion begins when the two end up together and their deceptions are in danger of being revealed.
作者简介
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Born in Ireland, Wilde (1854-1900) was educated in Dublin and Oxford and went on to become the leading exponent of aestheticism. His work includes plays, a novel, poetry and criticism. Imprisoned for homosexual acts, he died after his release in exile in Paris.Ian Small is a reader in English Literature at the University of Birmingham.
It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. (查看原文)
ALGERNON: I really don‘t see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact. (查看原文)
The Importance of Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest是王尔德最为人所熟知的剧作，在这部剧上演之后，王尔德一扫前几部作品叫座不叫好的场面，赢得了挑剔的评论家的青睐，W. H. Auden将这部剧誉为 "the only pure verbal opera...
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0 有用 Sebas 2012-04-08 06:45:08
王尔德的语言功力真的太强了，幽默机智，用极端的方式表达出道理，剧情虽然在好莱坞大片统治的时代算不上让人觉得出乎意料，但是也是有些许惊讶在其中的。
0 有用 喵喵 2011-12-14 14:59:09
Absolutely marvelous! 我讀的是Kindle版本，所以只好找本類似的評論。
0 有用 妍娘 2014-10-12 22:11:50
读着不累，全程抖机灵
9 有用 野次馬 2012-05-23 17:18:08
Most witty & cynical…… 美中不足的大概是结尾有点草草了事的感觉。顺便如果有人想出新译本的话强推把名字译为《非诚勿扰》……
0 有用 一颗卤蛋 2012-11-02 00:08:14
精彩到想拍手叫好!