Wilde, Oscar 1854-1900 creator Beardsley, Aubrey 1872-1898 Lachmann, Hedwig 1865-1918 text utu 2020 monographic de 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Salome: Tragödie in Einem Akt" by Oscar Wilde is a one-act tragedy first published in French in 1893. The play dramatizes the biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, who becomes dangerously obsessed with the imprisoned prophet Jokanaan (John the Baptist). Her forbidden desire leads to the infamous dance of the seven veils and a shocking demand that sets catastrophic events in motion. Banned in Britain for decades due to its depiction of biblical characters, the play scandalized audiences and inspired Richard Strauss's famous opera. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_(play) Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_(Drama) Release date is 2020-05-26 Produced by Mohammad Aboomar for the QuantiQual Project; Project ID: COALESCE/2017/117 (Irish Research Council) Original publication data not identified Salome (Biblical figure) -- Drama Tragedies (Drama) PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62233 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62233 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134432.0 62233