Project Gutenberg 2013-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 2466 Wilde, Oscar 1854 1900 Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Ross, Robert Baldwin 1869 1918 Ross, Robbie Beardsley, Aubrey 1872 1898 Douglas, Alfred Bruce 1870 1945 Belgian Hare Douglas, Lord Alfred Douglas, Bosie Douglas, Lord Alfred Bruce Salomé: A Tragedy in One Act Produced by Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) "Salomé: A Tragedy in One Act" by Oscar Wilde is a dramatic work written in the late 19th century, specifically during the Victorian era. This play is a one-act tragedy that explores themes of desire, manipulation, and the interplay between beauty and death, centering around the biblical story of Salomé, who famously dances for Herod to obtain the head of John the Baptist. Constructed with rich, poetic language, the play reflects Wilde's signature flair for the dramatic and the aesthetic. The narrative unfolds on the terrace of King Herod's palace, where Salomé becomes infatuated with the imprisoned prophet Jokanaan (John the Baptist). Despite his disdain for her, she is captivated by his striking physicality and prophetic words, leading to a complex interplay of desire and rejection. At Herod's birthday feast, Salomé ultimately dances for him, coaxing him into swearing to grant her a wish. In a moment of dark irony, Salomé fervently demands the head of Jokanaan in exchange for her seductive dance, sealing her tragic fate. The play culminates in a tense climax where Salomé triumphantly receives Jokanaan's severed head, only to find her desires unfulfilled, invoking a haunting commentary on the nature of desire and the consequences of obsession. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Salome (Biblical figure) -- Drama Tragedies PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 110967 110964 2024-09-18T04:40:24.235816 2023-09-18T13:03:46.029864 text/html text/html 86923 2024-04-03T20:13:56 text/html 2843743 2024-09-18T04:40:29.393485 application/epub+zip 2844842 2024-09-18T04:40:25.977336 application/epub+zip 94363 2024-09-18T04:40:24.858816 application/epub+zip 3328806 2024-09-18T04:40:31.682291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3319728 2024-09-18T04:40:28.501303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148266 2022-09-19T13:39:15.374548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93788 93803 2024-09-18T04:40:23.667841 2023-09-18T13:03:45.468886 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 73921 2024-04-03T20:20:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18801 2024-09-18T04:40:31.838290 application/rdf+xml 16166 2024-09-18T04:40:25.211803 image/jpeg 4139 2024-09-18T04:40:25.034808 image/jpeg 3984754 2024-09-18T04:40:24.305826 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia