Wilde: Salome (Paperback, New)

This 1996 book is a study of Oscar Wilde's Salome, a play now regarded as central to his artistic achievement. Often drawing on little-known sources, the authors provide a detailed stage-history of this controversial work, and its transformation into opera, dance and film. Beginning with Sarah Bernhardt's aborted production of 1892, the book surveys Salome's principal realisations in the European theatre, including Lugne-Poe's Parisian premiere of 1896, Reinhardt's Berlin productions of 1902-3, attempts at presentation in pre-revolutionary Russia, and the play's impact on the English stage between 1911 and 1990. A separate chapter explores a wealth of further interpretations, including Aubrey Beardsley's challenging illustrations, Strauss's operatic version and the provocative films created by Alla Nazimova and Ken Russell.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Plays in Production
Release date:	August 1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	William Tydeman • Steven Price
Dimensions:	217 x 139 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	228
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-56545-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General
LSN:	0-521-56545-6
Barcode:	9780521565455

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