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Salome by Oscar Wilde

Salome

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Oscar Wilde

Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · August 20, 2013

Originally published in French, 'Salomé' is Oscar Wilde's 1896 dramatization of the biblical story of Salome, the step-daughter of Herod who danced before Herod and in so doing wins the granting of any wish that Herod may be able to fulfill.

British & Irish PlaysClassical PlaysTragedybritish
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Who it’s for
Wilde turns a biblical story into a tragedy built for the stage.
Genres
British & Irish Plays, Tragedy, Classical Plays
Published
Start Publishing LLC, August 20, 2013

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About this book

Originally published in French, 'Salomé' is Oscar Wilde's 1896 dramatization of the biblical story of Salome, the step-daughter of Herod who danced before Herod and in so doing wins the granting of any wish that Herod may be able to fulfill. Salome asks for the head of John the Baptist. Fans of Wilde will delight in the dramatization of this biblical story.

Bible, Recast

Wilde turns a biblical story into a tragedy built for the stage.

Come here for

  • Wilde’s dramatic take on a biblical story
  • A classic tragedy with a strong stage presence

Expect

  • The charged theatricality of a play, not biblical narrative in prose
  • A stark, unsettling dramatic encounter

Where it sits

British & Irish Plays92%
Classical Plays45%
Tragedy37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • British & Irish Plays
  • History
  • Playwriting
Authors
Oscar Wilde
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
August 20, 2013
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
British & Irish Plays