FICHA BIBLIOGRÁFICA Título: The Importance of Being Earnest
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FICHA BIBLIOGRÁFICA Título: The Importance of Being Earnest Autor: Oscar Wilde Editorial: Penguin Popular Classics Colección: Ciudad y año de publicación: London 1994 Número de páginas: 67 Género literario: Comedy Play LECTURA RECOMENDADA PARA: a) Edad: 17 años b) Curso: 2º de Bachillerato c) Materia: Inglés TEMÁTICA: Algernon, a wealthy Londoner, pretends to have a friend named Bunbury who lives in the country and frequently is in ill health. Whenever Algernon wants to avoid an unwelcome social obligation, or just get away for the weekend, he makes an ostensible visit to his “sick friend”. Jack Worthing, Algernon’s real-life best friend, lives in the country, but makes frequent visits to London. When Jack comes to the city he assumes the name of Ernest and tells everyone he has a brother Jack who lives in the country. Cecily and Gwendolen would love to marry a man called Ernest. Jack wishes to marry Gwendolyn, Algernon’s cousin, but runs into a few problems...The discovery of an old handbag will make them all discover the truth behind the hilarious misunderstandings contained in the comedy. POSIBILIDADES DIDÁCTICAS: - ( Group work) Choose an extract of the comedy and act it out - Discussion: the aristocratic manners and high society mentioned in the play. - Language work with some of the expressions of the book. - Study some of the examples or Wilde’s famous wit
