Salome, pronounced salome is a tragedy by oscar wilde. While owen horsleys much livelier rsc version goes back to oscar wilde s text, it uses it to explore, according to the programme, the. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Oscar wilde 1854 1900, translated by lord alfred douglas. Aubrey vincent beardsley 21 august 1872 16 march 1898 was an english illustrator and author. The play tells in one act the biblical story of salome, stepdaughter of the tetrarch herod antipas, who, to her stepfathers dismay but to the delight of her mother. Pacino takes us on a journey as he unravels and reinterprets oscar wilde s once banned and most controversial work salome, a scintillating tale of lust, greed and one womans scorn. Salome, oscar wilde 1854 1900, translated by lord alfred douglas 1870 1945 the original 1891. Librivox recording of salome by oscar wilde, translated by lord alfred douglas.
Play salome by oscar wilde produced and aired by albirnamij althaqafi of cairo, egypt. The original 1891 version of the play was in french. The play tells in one act the biblical story of salome, stepdaughter of the. Salome by oscar wilde and librivox community audiobook.
Download oscar wildes salome a tragedy in one act for your kindle. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Oscar wildes adaptation of the biblical story delves into salomes character and motivations when she requests the head of john the baptist as a reward. The play tells in one act the biblical story of salome, stepdaughter of the tetrarch herod antipas, who, to her stepfathers dismay but to the delight of her mother herodias, requests the head of iokanaan. Salome a tragedy in one actoscar wildefree downloadpdf. A disturbing tale of a young mans uncanny ability to remain both young and beautiful while descending into a life of heartless debauchery, the picture of dorian gray was considered proof of both wildes genius and his perversion.
Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. He won scholarships to both trinity college, dublin, and magdalen college, oxford, where he was heavily influenced by the radical aesthetics of walter pater. Salome full audiobook by oscar wilde by plays audiobook. Rumors at the time of its production that the cast was all gay doomed its success with the. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Listen to salome by oscar wilde, librivox community for free with a 30 day free trial.
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