Dee reviewed Salome by Oscar Wilde (Reclams Universal-Bibliothek, #4497)
Of a truth she is her mother's child!
4 stars
Who other than Wilde to be trusted with (biblical) feminine rage and vengeance?
Salome is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published. 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 Jokanaan (John the Baptist) on a silver platter as a reward for dancing the dance of the seven veils. This is a Green Bird Publication of a quality soft cover, suitable …