![]() Second Jew/Fourth Jew/Sadducee: Elizabeth Klettįor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. The play tells in one act the Biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, who, to her stepfather's dismay but to the delight of her mother Herodias, requests the head of Iokanaan (John the Baptist) on a silver platter as a reward for dancing the Dance of the Seven Veils. A play by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) composed in 1891, and inspired by Stphane Mallarms unfinished Symbolist poem Herodias and by Gustave Moreaus paintings. Three years later an English translation was published. A production was planned but the play was suddenly banned from the London stage because of its depiction of Biblical characters. It has been suggested that Wilde wrote the play as a vehicle for the actress, Sarah Bernhardt, and she showed interest in starring in a London performance. The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Oscar Wilde wrote this play in 1891 while staying in Paris. ![]() ![]() LibriVox recording of Salome by Oscar Wilde, translated by Lord Alfred Douglas. Salome by Oscar Wilde, a play written in 1891 and first produced in 1896, has been analysed by numerous literary critics, and has prompted numerous derivatives. ![]()
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