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Salome
Salome | Oscar Wilde
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Contains all the Aubrey Beardsley drawings and is the English translation undertaken by Lord Alfred Douglas of Wilde's most brilliant tale of passion, which was originally written in French to avoid (unsuccessfully) Victorian censorship. Salome is a simple tale of complex passion. Wilde's heroine bears no resemblance to her biblical origin. His Salome is no mere instrument of Herodias, but a dangerous and passionate young woman whose thwarted affections for John the Baptist lead to a disasterous climax for all persons involved. Wilde's script is a brilliant look at deep-rooted desires and the dangers of obsession. This edition of the play is a must for anyone building their own theatrical library.
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catsuit_mango
Salome | Oscar Wilde
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Sitting outside enjoying the sun at the end of october

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DivineDiana
Salome | Oscar Wilde
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Book Cover Art and a celebration of author, Oscar Wilde from the Camp Exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The framed drawing is Aubrey Beardsley‘s cover for Oscar Wilde‘s Salome. The cape is by Alexander McQueen, inspired by Oscar Wilde. If you are in the NYC area, I strongly recommend a visit. This is the last week!

Leftcoastzen Lovely ❤️ 5y
Cinfhen I went to this exhibit with Niki 🤩Really incredible 5y
DivineDiana @Leftcoastzen It was beautiful! ❤️ 5y
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DivineDiana @Cinfhen I am so happy that you saw it! It was much more than I expected! Searched for a way to make it bookish so I could share! 😘 5y
Cinfhen Ha!! I missed the bookish connection so kudos to you 🙌🏻 5y
Cathythoughts Beautiful 👍🏻♥️I wish I was in New York City .... 5y
DivineDiana @Cinfhen There was a lot to see! And then there‘s the crowds! 😉 5y
DivineDiana @Cathythoughts I wish you could see it too! 5y
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REPollock
Salome | Oscar Wilde
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2. Shapeshifter
3. Gemini
4. Housecleaning and setting up more pepper fermentation jars for homemade hot sauce (new hobby, which came out of my prolific container garden pepper plants)

I‘m late to the #friyayintro game this week. @howjessreads

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mklinkenborg
Salome | Oscar Wilde
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I stumbled across a surprise in my book... I love finding notes and mementos from previous owners of my used books. #usedbooks #surprise #oscarwilde #salome #notesfromthepast

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LeanneAslin
Salome | Oscar Wilde
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Linsy
Salome | Oscar Wilde
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If a #rarebooks genie granted wishes, I‘d ask for the 1st illustrated/translated Salomé. According to ABAA, Wilde would be disappointed in my choice:

“Although Wilde commissioned [Audrey] Beardsley to illustrate his translation of Salome, he was shocked by the end result and felt that the images overpowered his text. Beardsley mocked Wilde in several of the illustrations.”

https://www.abaa.org/blog/post/rare-books-by-oscar-wilde

#OldCoolBooks

LeahBergen What a lovely Folio! ❤️ 6y
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lilredhen
Salome | Oscar Wilde

I got the chance to geek out last weekend- my brother and sister in law were flea market trawling and picked up five Little Leather Library books for our younger brother. They are Redcroft edition, so not real leather, but in fair shape. He's getting Salomé and Lady Windermere's Fan by Wilde, Pippa Passes by Browning, Ghosts by Ibsen, and A Dream of John Ball by Morris. #superjealous #oldbooklover #thatsmelltho

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Hobbinol
Salome | Oscar Wilde
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My edition of Salome is an old 1927 Art Deco version with stunning #endpapers gilded gold and black (top photo).

saresmoore Gorgeous! 8y
LeahBergen LOVE ❤️ 8y
vivastory Yes, love this! Strong memories of Aubrey Beardsley 8y
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Hobbinol @vivastory Absolutely! And thanks! 8y
Hobbinol @saresmoore You're gorgeous! 8y
Hobbinol It loves you back @LeahBergen ! 8y
saresmoore ☺️ 8y
CherylDeFranceschi ❤❤❤ 8y
ValerieAndBooks 😍lucky you!! 8y
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scripturient
Salome | Oscar Wilde
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Rereading Salome for my seminar tomorrow. (I didn't know how sensitive Litsy is when it comes to nudity in illustrations - hence the stickers 😂)

monkeygirlsmama Haha I didn't even notice the stickers, I thought they were part of the illustration. 👩🏻‍🎨 8y
Eugeniavb 🤣. How is Salome, btw? Never read it 8y
readinginthedark 😂Very effective censoring! 8y
LeahBergen Your stickers made me laugh! 😂 8y
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erinnhill
Salome | Oscar Wilde
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Finally got around to reading this play tonight. Amazing. Love the use of language and imagery, as always with Wilde, and his "perverse" take on the biblical story.

stylizedreading You are an Oscar Wilde fan😜 8y
erinnhill Oh yes. He is my favorite for sure! :) 8y
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