Salome Essays & Research Papers

Salome': Nature Of Aestheticism in the Play

2 Pages 950 Words

Of the many instances of conflict in Oscar Wilde’s decadent play Salomé, it would at first appear that the conflict between Salomé and her mother, Herodias, is downplayed, if not entirely absent from the play’s primary sources of tension. However, considering the play’s many differences (i.e. clashes) between cultures, customs, and the ever-present tension between traditional Victorian values and the...

Oscar WildeSalome

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Salome': The Intertextuality of Carol Ann Duffy’s Poem

2 Pages 1032 Words

“Salome” is a poem taken from Carol Ann Duffy’s collection of poems The World’s Wife; most of the poems share a common feature: a historically marginalized narrator retelling the story from personal perspective. Salome’s character originally appeared in the New Testament and over the centuries many novels and paintings focused on Salome and the legend of Salome contributing to iconization...

Carol Ann DuffySalome

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Salome': Main Themes

5 Pages 2268 Words

The themes first introduced are predominantly modern consisting of promiscuity and infidelity. The theme of feminism is first introduced towards the end of the piece when it becomes evident to the reader how much power Salome has over her male counterpart Duffy’s reference to the tale of John the Baptist shows her modernising of the tale as it is subverted...

Carol Ann DuffySalome

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Salome essays

Salome': Nature Of Aestheticism in the Play

Salome': The Intertextuality of Carol Ann Duffy’s Poem

Salome': Main Themes

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