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Salome (French: Salomé, pronounced [salɔme]) is a one-act tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original version of the play was first published in French in 1893; an English translation was published a year later. The play depicts the attempted seduction of Jokanaan ( John the Baptist) by Salome, stepdaughter of Herod Antipas; her dance of the seven ...
- Oscar Wilde
- 1894
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Salomé. (Mariotte) The Dancer's Reward, illustration to Wilde's play by Aubrey Beardsley. Salomé is a 1908 opera in one act by Antoine Mariotte to a libretto based on the 1891 French play Salome by Oscar Wilde. However, that work was itself inspired by Flaubert 's Herodias.
A Great Modern Manuscript and the Most Desirable Wilde Item in Existence, the Complete Original Manuscript of the Immortal ‘Salomé.’. The present manuscript written in two notebooks gives the impression of the fluency and verve with which Wilde created his work.
May 6, 2018 · Oscar Wilde’s Salomé is a Christian nightmare. The story goes: King of Judea, King Herod, requests an adult dance from step-daughter Salomé; driven with lust for and revenge with, Salomé demands prophet John the Baptist’s severed head as her reward.
Salomé is the princess of Judaea, daughter of Queen Herodias, step-daughter to King Herod. Judaea was a province of Ancient Rome during the reign of Julius Caesar. On the night in question, King Herod and Queen Herodias are hosting a wild, drunken banquet.
Salome, the titular character of Oscar Wilde’s play, has been interpreted as a femme fatale, a seductive and dangerous woman who leads men to their downfall. This interpretation is supported by Salome’s actions throughout the play, as she uses her beauty and sexuality to manipulate those around her.
The Syrian's love for Salome, which might have properly led to a marriage, ends with him ending his life in shame for what his love for her drove him to do--and what it caused him to have to witness.
