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[영국문화] 오스카와일드의 `임포턴스 오브 비잉 어니스트(The Importance of Being Earnest)`작품 분석(영문)에 대한 자료입니다.
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Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest
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His fame grew following
a successful lecture
tour of
North America in 1882
Thousands came, including
silver miners in Colorado, to
hear him speak on the topic
of aesthetics and the arts
Arriving in America in 1882, Wilde declared to US Customs:
"I have nothing to declare except my genius."
Wilde did not become a
dramatist until the 1890’s.
Among his other earlier
works was a collection of
children’s tales that included
“The Happy Prince” and
“The Selfish Giant”
(1888)
Lady Windermere’s Fan
(1892)
Lady Windermere’ mistakenly
believes her husband to be having
an affair and considers leaving him
for her “fan,” Lord Darlington.
The comedic confusion is set
within the strict codes of
Victorian high society, and the comic mistrust between husband, wife and the other protagonists.
Lord Darlington: “I can resist everything except temptation.”