1. The Importance of Being Earnest The play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is a comedy of manners that satirizes the Identifier: CAC_CC_026_3_282_5_0009 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Fred R. Harris Collection Title: The Importance of Being Earnest The play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is a comedy of manners that satirizes the Date: 1971-01-01 Creator: unknown Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Indians of North America--Politics and government Congress: 91st (1969-1971)