This classic and timeless play is a gelastic comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious characters in order to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play’s major themes are (1) the interplay of triviality and social standards when confronting well regarded and serious institutions such as marriage and (2) the results of such interactions and clichés.
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Esta es una historia dramática y real donde dos exquisitos seres, jóvenes y bellos, aprovechan su corta vida para disfrutar de la pasión y del erotismo de una forma que no sería comprendida por todo el mundo. La historia, escrita con una narrativa extraordinaria, fue considerada como la mejor novela erótica escrita en la lengua Inglesa, pero prohibida durante muchos años por su temática. En esta versión de la novela también encontrará algunas anotaciones con explicaciones de referencia sobre algunos de los temas mencionados en la historia.
This is a dramatic and authentic story in which two exquisite beings, young and beautiful, make the most of their brief lives to fully experience passion and eroticism in a way that would not be understood by everyone. Written with extraordinary narrative skill, the story was considered the best erotic novel written in the English language, yet it was banned for many years due to its subject matter. This version of the novel also includes some annotations with explanatory references about topics mentioned in the story.
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