Date of Award
Summer 8-1-1962
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Catharine Bullard
Second Advisor
Herbert Leo Anshutz
Third Advisor
Donald M. Schliesman
Abstract
This paper will attempt to provide a comparative survey of the four comedies of Oscar Wilde (Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest) with an emphasis on the differences between the first three comedies and the last. Background material germane to Wilde's development as a playwright, and a brief evaluation of Wilde's position in English literature, largely based on his reputation as a playwright, will be included.
Recommended Citation
Hamlin, Milton Woodell, "The Major Qualities of Oscar Wilde's Comedies" (1962). Graduate Student Research Papers. 101.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/all_gradpapers/101
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