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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.
…(1894) for Oscar Wilde’s play Salomé won him widespread notoriety. He was greatly influenced by the elegant, curvilinear style of Art Nouveau and the bold sense of design found in Japanese woodcuts. But what startled his critics and the public alike was the obvious sensuality of the women in his… Read More
Tragic story of Salomé, the step-daughter of King Herod and the beheader of John the Baptist.
A short summary of Oscar Wilde's Salomé. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Salomé.
A summary of Oscar Wilde's tragedy, which tells the Biblical story of Salomé, first published in 1891 in French. Salomé is the princess of Judaea, daughter of Queen Herodias, step-daughter to King Herod.
The amusing caricatures of Wilde which appear in the Frontispiece, "Enter Herodias" and "The Eyes of Herod," are the only pieces of vraisemblance in these exquisite designs. The colophon is a real masterpiece and a witty criticism of the play as well.
Salomé is a one-act tragedy by Oscar Wilde, first written in French in 1891 and translated into English in 1894 by Lord Alfred Douglas with revisions by Wilde. The play was first performed in Paris in 1896 after being banned from the English stage for its depiction of biblical characters.
Salomé is a one-act play written by Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde in 1891 and first performed in 1896. It tells the biblical story of Salomé, the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, who requests the head of John the Baptist as a reward for dancing for her stepfather.
The 2017 production of Oscar Wilde’s lyrical one-act drama revelled in the beauty of this poetic masterpiece. Imprisoned by a fearful Herod, the prophet Jokanaan rejects the sexual advances of Herod’s stepdaughter, Salomé.
Jan 12, 2024 · SALOMÉ. I am amorous of thy body, Jokanaan! Thy body is white like the lilies of a field that the mower hath never mowed. Thy body is white like the snows that lie on the mountains of Judaea, and come down into the valleys. The roses in the garden of the Queen of Arabia are not so white as thy body.
