[DOC] Absolutely on Music: Conversations by Haruki Murakami; Seiji Ozawa in Arts-Photography

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A classic satire of Victorian society; Oscar Wildersquo;s ldquo;The Importance of Being Earnestrdquo; is one of the authorrsquo;s most frequently performed works. The story trivializes its characters; who through a series of deceptions pretend to be people that they are not in order to escape the burdensome demands of social conventions. When John Worthing visits his best friend Algernon Moncrieff; to whom he is known as Ernest; Algernon notices the curious inscription on his cigarette case which reads; ldquo;From little Cecily; with her fondest love to her dear Uncle Jack.rdquo; John; who has come to visit in order to propose to Algernonrsquo;s cousin; Gwendolen Fairfax; must explain his deception before Algernon will consent to the proposal. The discovery prompts Algernon to reveal a similar deception of his own; he pretends to have an invalid cousin whom he can visit in the country in order to escape any unwelcome social obligation. What follows is a scheme between the two to assume each otherrsquo;s imaginary personas in order to enable the ruse. A roaring farce which plays upon the consequences of deception and the social absurdities of Victorian society; ldquo;The Importance of Being Earnestrdquo; remains to this day as one of Wildersquo;s most popular plays. This edition includes a biographical afterword.