Salomé
of Oscar Wilde, Robert Baldwin Ross (Introduction), Aubrey Beardsley (Illustrator), Alfred Bruce Douglas (Translator)
Description
Outraged by the sexual perversity of this one-act tragedy, Great Britain's Lord Chamberlain banned SalomĂ© from the national stage. Symbolist poets and writers â StĂ©phane MallarmĂ© and Maurice Maeterlinck among them â defended the play's literary brilliance. Beyond its notoriety, the drama's haunting poetic imagery, biblical cadences, and febrile atmosphere have earned it a reputation as a masterpiece of the Aesthetic movement of fin de siĂšcle England.Written originally in French in 1892, this sinister tale of a woman scorned and her vengeance was translated into English by Lord Alfred Douglas. The play inspired some of Aubrey Beardsley's finest illustrations, and an abridged version served as the text for Strauss' renowned opera of the same name. This volume reprints the complete text of the first English edition, published in 1894, and also includes "A Note on SalomĂ©" by Robert Ross, Wilde's lifelong friend and literary executor. Students, lovers of literature and drama, and admirers of Oscar Wilde and his remarkable literary gifts will rejoice in this inexpensive edition.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 64 pages
- Publisher Dover Publications
- Publication Date August 14th 2002
- First Publication 10/30/91
- Language English
- ISBN 9780486421278
- Edition Abridged
- Category Other
- Scenario ["Herod's Palace (Israel)"]
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