Project Gutenberg 2020-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 105 Wilde, Oscar 1854 1900 Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Bulthuis, H. J. (Hindrik Jan) 1865 1945 Bulthuis, Hindrik Jan Salome: Dramo En Unu Akto Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_(play) Produced by Mohammad Aboomar for the QuantiQual Project; Project ID: COALESCE/2017/117 (Irish Research Council) "Salome: Dramo En Unu Akto" by Oscar Wilde is a play written in the late 19th century. The work explores themes of desire, manipulation, and the tragic consequences of obsession, centering on the character of Salome, the daughter of Herodias and Herod’s stepdaughter. The narrative is steeped in sensuality and dark drama, set against the backdrop of a decadent court where power and moral decay intertwine. At the start of the play, a young Syrian soldier observes the beauty of Princess Salome as she stands outside the palace, while various soldiers discuss the prophet John, who is imprisoned in a cistern. Salome expresses discomfort with her stepfather Herod's gaze and her desire to speak with the prophet. Through a series of interactions that highlight her growing obsession with John, Salome demands to see him, revealing her intent to manipulate the situation to her own ends. The atmosphere shifts from intrigue to tension as Salome's infatuation leads to a fatal confrontation, setting the stage for the tragic directions the plot will take. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. eo Salome (Biblical figure) -- Drama Tragedies (Drama) PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature 139369 2025-06-25T05:51:14.707491 text/html 114967 2024-10-18T05:31:57 text/html 226615 2025-06-25T05:51:20.694452 application/epub+zip 226689 2025-06-25T05:51:17.471506 application/epub+zip 98298 2025-06-25T05:51:16.341479 application/epub+zip 365918 2025-06-25T05:51:23.016471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339654 2025-06-25T05:51:19.994458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138009 2022-09-28T12:20:49.811315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83577 2025-06-25T05:51:14.060493 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63769 2024-10-18T05:31:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17893 2025-06-25T05:51:23.149463 application/rdf+xml 14764 2025-06-25T05:51:16.840468 image/jpeg 4067 2025-06-25T05:51:16.589479 image/jpeg 225554 2025-06-25T05:51:14.720505 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 nl.wikipedia fr.wikipedia eo.wikipedia