FICHA BIBLIOGRÁFICA Título: The Importance of Being Earnest

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