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Salomé: A Tragedy in One Act

Oscar Wilde

  • Drama
  • Book language: English
  • 50 pages

Salomé: A Tragedy in One Act is a one-act play by Oscar Wilde, written in French in 1892 and later translated into English. It dramatizes the biblical story of Salomé, stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, and the prophet Jokanaan, through poetic, symbolic language. It is worth hearing for its tense atmosphere and striking characters.

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Opening of the book

The Woman in the Moon
SALOMÉ
A TRAGEDY IN ONE ACT:
TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF
OSCAR WILDE,
WITH SIXTEEN DRAWINGS BY AUBREY BEARDSLEY
LONDON: JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD
NEW YORK: JOHN LANE COMPANY, MCMVII
THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY.
HEROD ANTIPAS, TETRARCH OF JUDÆA.
JOKANAAN, THE PROPHET.
THE YOUNG SYRIAN, CAPTAIN of the GUARD.
TIGELLINUS, A YOUNG ROMAN.
A CAPPADOCIAN.
A NUBIAN.
FIRST SOLDIER.
SECOND SOLDIER.
THE PAGE OF HERODIAS. JEWS, NAZARENES, ETC.

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Contents

  1. SALOMÉ
  2. A TRAGEDY IN ONE ACT:
  3. OSCAR WILDE,
  4. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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