Sign-In
Cart
Salomé: A Tragedy in One Act
Paperback
Publisher: Indoeuropeanpublishing.Com
Published: Feb 9 2023
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.21 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Salome is a one-act tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original 1891 version of the play was in French; an English translation was published three years later. The play depicts the attempted seduction of Jokanaan (John the Baptist) by Salome, step-daughter of Herod Antipas; her dance of the seven veils; the execution of Jokanaan at Salome's instigation; and her death on Herod's orders.
The first production was in Paris in 1896. Because the play depicted biblical characters it was banned in Britain and was not performed publicly there until 1931. The play became popular in Germany, and Wilde's text was taken by the composer Richard Strauss as the basis of his 1905 opera Salome, the international success of which has tended to overshadow Wilde's original play. Film and other adaptations have been made of the play.
About the author:
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish writer, poet and prominent aesthete. Born in Dublin, his parents were successful intellectuals, and from an early age he showed his intelligence, becoming bilingual in French and German, then an outstanding classicist, first at Dublin, then at Oxford. After university, Wilde moved around trying his hand a various literary activities: he published a book of poems, lectured extensively, and wrote journalism prolifically. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress, and glittering conversation Wilde had become one of the most well-known personalities of his day. Though it was his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray - still widely read - that brought him more lasting recognition. He became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London with a series of hilarious social satires which continue to be performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest. At the height of his fame and success, he suffered a dramatic downfall in a sensational series of trials. Wilde was imprisoned for two years' hard labor after being convicted of gross indecency with other men. In prison he wrote De Profundis, a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. After release from prison he set sail for Dieppe by the night ferry, never to return to Ireland or Britain. In France he wrote The Ballad of Reading Gaol, a long, terse poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life, but no further creative work. He died in Paris a broken, penniless man. He was only forty-six years old.
6 different editions
Also available
Also from
Wilde, Oscar
The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde: The Complete Collection Including the Happy Prince and the Selfish Giant
Wilde, Oscar
Hardcover
Oxford Bookworms Library: The Picture of Dorian Gray: Level 3: 1000-Word Vocabulary
Wilde, Oscar
Paperback
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: Uncensored Unabridged Edition Hardcover
Wilde, Oscar
Hardcover
Oxford Bookworms Playscripts: The Importance of Being Earnest: Level 2: 700-Word Vocabulary
Wilde, Oscar
Paperback
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Wilde, Oscar
Hardcover
The Soul of Man Under Socialism: A Classic Essay on Individualism and Social Freedom
Wilde, Oscar
Hardcover
Oxford Bookworms Library: The Canterville Ghost: Level 2: 700-Word Vocabulary
Escott, John
Wilde, Oscar
Paperback
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Le Portrait de Dorian Gray: A French to English Bilingual Book With French to English Dictionary
Savini, Albert
Mostusedwords
Wilde, Oscar
Paperback
The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Original 1890 Edition (A Oscar Wilde Classics)
Wilde, Oscar
Paperback
The Selfish Giant & Other Classic Tales: Six Illustrated Stories by Oscar Wilde
Wilde, Oscar
Paperback
The Soul of Man Under Socialism: A Radical Essay on Individualism, Freedom, and the Future of Society
Wilde, Oscar
Hardcover
The Soul of Man Under Socialism: A Classic Essay on Individualism and Social Freedom
Wilde, Oscar
Paperback
Gothic Horror Classics Collection: Frankenstein, Dracula, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, The Call of Cthulhu, The Castle of Otrant
Shelley, Mary
Wilde, Oscar
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Paperback
The Importance of Being Earnest (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Wilde, Oscar
Hardcover
Gothic Horror Classics Collection: Frankenstein, Dracula, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, The Call of Cthulhu, The Castle of Otrant
Shelley, Mary
Wilde, Oscar
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Hardcover
Oscar Wilde - Art & Morality: "Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
Wilde, Oscar
Paperback
Intentions by Oscar Wilde, Literary Collections, Essays, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Wilde, Oscar
Paperback
The Pictures of Dorian Gray (Includes Both the 20-Chapter and 13-Chapter Versions of the Picture of Dorian Gray)
Wilde, Oscar
Paperback
Graven Images: Classic Stories of Ghastly Paintings and Dreadful Effigies
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Wilde, Oscar
Mérimée, Prosper
Paperback
Oscar Wilde - Salome: "The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death."
Wilde, Oscar
Paperback
Also in
Classic Fiction
Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, a Midsummer Night's Dream, the Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
The Princess Bride Deluxe Limited Edition: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
Goldman, William
Paperback
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Paperback
The Pilgrim's Progress: A Readable Modern-Day Version of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (Revised and easy-to-read)
Vermilye, Alan
Bunyan, John
Paperback
Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Stoker, Bram
Shelley, Mary
Paperback
The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
Goldman, William
Hardcover
The Lord of the Rings Illustrated by the Author: Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Hardcover