Project Gutenberg 2013-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 9719 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 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_(play) 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.) Reading ease score: 95.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Salome (Biblical figure) -- Drama Tragedies (Drama) PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 111145 2025-07-17T08:54:44.879877 text/html 86923 2024-10-23T15:43:00 text/html 2867081 2025-07-17T08:54:51.406832 application/epub+zip 2867986 2025-07-17T08:54:48.046809 application/epub+zip 101008 2025-07-17T08:54:46.700809 application/epub+zip 3370697 2025-07-17T08:54:53.574796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3361615 2025-07-17T08:54:50.483834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148266 2022-09-19T13:39:15.374548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93789 2025-07-17T08:54:44.382845 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73916 2024-10-23T15:43:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20094 2025-07-17T08:54:53.718774 application/rdf+xml 16053 2025-07-17T08:54:47.187817 image/jpeg 4132 2025-07-17T08:54:46.941833 image/jpeg 4006874 2025-07-17T08:54:44.950883 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia