What Is the Dance of the Seven Veils Really About? A Look at Oscar Wilde’s Salomé
text by Konrad Zaręba In 1893, Oscar Wilde composed the one-act drama Salomé, which retells, as its title indicates, the biblical narrative of Salome and the execution of John the Baptist. Because the play portrays biblical figures, it was prohibited in Britain and did not receive a public performance there until 1931. At the time […]