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Original Title:	An Ideal Husband
ISBN:	048641423X (ISBN13: 9780486414232)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Robert Chiltern, Lady Chiltern, Lord Goring, Mrs. Cheveley, Mable Chiltern, Lord Caversham
Setting:	London, England(United Kingdom)

An Ideal Husband Paperback | Pages: 78 pages

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Title	:	An Ideal Husband
Author	:	Oscar Wilde
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 78 pages
Published	:	February 5th 2001 by Dover Publications (first published April 1st 1893)
Categories	:	Classics. Plays. Fiction. Drama. Humor

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Although Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) created a wide range of poetry, essays, and fairy tales (and one novel) in his brief, tragic life, he is perhaps best known as a dramatist. His witty, clever drama, populated by brilliant talkers skilled in the art of riposte and paradox, are still staples of the theatrical repertoire. An Ideal Husband revolves around a blackmail scheme that forces a married couple to reexamine their moral standards — providing, along the way, a wry commentary on the rarity of politicians who can claim to be ethically pure. A supporting cast of young lovers, society matrons, an overbearing father, and a formidable femme fatale continually exchange sparkling repartee, keeping the play moving at a lively pace. Like most of Wilde's plays, this scintillating drawing-room comedy is wise, well-constructed, and deeply satisfying. An instant success at its 1895 debut, the play continues to delight audiences over one hundred years later. An Ideal Husband is a must-read for Wilde fans, students of English literature, and anyone delighted by wit, urbanity, and timeless sophistication.

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While An Ideal Husband is typical Wilde in many ways, it is not Wilde at his best. Both Lady Windemere's Fan and The Importance of Being Ernest eclipse it. Still, great fun and charged with the kind of wit one expects from Wilde. There is a play upon role reversal that is hilarious, as it is the woman who puts the man upon a pedestal and then knocks him off. There are the usual high-jinks with letters that come into the wrong hands and a ludicrous, but quite nifty, foiling of the primary

A good one but a bit predictable.



(Read as part of the Complete Works of Oscar Wilde.)One of my bigger problems in life is the inability to read certain texts I know have been turned into movies starring Rupert Everett and not picture him as the star as I read. It's Rupert Everett 24/7 in my head. It's to the point now where even the Oscar Wilde plays I read that weren't turned into Rupert Everett movies are unable to be read without imagining Rupert Everett. I'm broken inside!However, if you've seen the movie and you've read

When the name "Oscar Wilde" is brought into company, most people immediately think of "The Importance of Being Earnest," or "That fellow who was so witty," or "Oh, wasn't he really, really gay?" What most people DON'T seem to think of is that Wilde's work was far from trifling (Earnest), more than witty, and often centered quite firmly around the difficulties of heterosexual relationships."An Ideal Husband" is a comedy. It's important to remember that when watching recent versions which like to

Review to come when I figure out whether or not this is as ragingly sexist as I think it might be.

Enjoyable and witty.