Salomé

by Oscar Wilde, Aubrey Beardsley (Illustrator), Adolph Caso (Editor)

Overview

This is the famous tragedy, originally written in French, but translated into English by Wilde himself, upon which Richard Strauss based his sensational opera. It has also inspired much muisic and dance. Among the most famous are the symphonic poem by the American composer Henry Hadley and incidental music by the Russian Glazunov. This edition c0ontains the original and very famous drawings by Aubrey Beardsley.
Salomé is one of the greatest one-act plays on the world stage

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011981906
Publisher:	Branden Books (Branden Publishing Company, Inc.)
Publication date:	12/28/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	760 KB

About the Author

The ever-quotable Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet who delighted Victorian England with his legendary wit. He found critical and popular success with his scintillating plays, chiefly The Importance of Being Earnest, while his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, scandalized readers. Imprisoned for two years for homosexual behavior, Wilde moved to France after his release, where he died destitute.

Date of Birth:

October 16, 1854

Date of Death:

November 30, 1900

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Education:

The Royal School in Enniskillen, Dublin, 1864; Trinity College, Dublin, 1871; Magdalen College, Oxford, England, 1874