What: Lady Windermere's Fan was Oscar Wilde's first major comedy, and it revolves around many of the same themes as his more famous later plays. (It is also the source of many of Wilde's most famous bon mots [see Representative Quotes].) The upper classes are mannered and witty; Victorian hypocrisy is satirized; and a rigidly moral woman goes slightly astray.
Comparable to: Of Wilde's other plays, it most closely resembles An Ideal Husband.
Representative quote: "I can resist anything but temptation."
Bonus representative quote: "Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about."
Bonus bonus representative quote: "Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality."
[I could go on.]
You might not like it if: You're not wild about Wilde.
How to get it: It's in the public domain! Enjoy.
[Originally posted 6/20/11.]
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