Talent borrows, genius steals
Medium
Periodical Article
Medium
- part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Feb2002 (Volume) 12 (Number) 3
Medium
(Periodical) English Review.
Classif
820 ENG
Subject
Drama
Page
16-19
Authors
McCulloch, Andrew
Contents
The author explores how the genius of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest lies not so much in its originality but in its cunning theft - in particular its theft of the conventions, language and structure of Shakespearian comedy.