Salome [Illustrated]

by Oscar Wilde, Amanda Lee (Editor)

Overview

Oscar Wilde's "Salome" is a play that was originally published in French in 1891. It is a dramatization of the biblical story of Salome, the step-daughter of Herod, who asks for the head of John the Baptist in return for dancing for Herod. This edition contains 15 beautiful art-deco style black and white illustrations.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013119352
Publisher:	Five Star Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	07/27/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
File size:	905 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