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- catalog abstract "This is the first book-length 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, with such major innovators as Max Reinhardt, Richard Strauss, Sergei Diaghilev, Peter Brook, Salvador Dali, Lindsay Kemp and Steven Berkhoff contributing to Salome's contemporary reputation. 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, the exotic dances realised by Maud Allan and Ida Rubenstein and the provocative films by Alla Nazimova and Ken Russell. The book contains rare photographs and a list of productions.".
- catalog contributor b9685942.
- catalog contributor b9685943.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "A separate chapter explores a wealth of further interpretations, including Aubrey Beardsley's challenging illustrations, Strauss's operatic version, the exotic dances realised by Maud Allan and Ida Rubenstein and the provocative films by Alla Nazimova and Ken Russell. The book contains rare photographs and a list of productions.".
- catalog description "Beginnings -- Early stage productions in Europe -- 'Salome' on the English stage, 1911-1990 -- Transformations -- Aubrey Beardsley, 1894 -- Richard Strauss, 1905 -- The Salome Dancer, 1895-1919 -- Salome on film.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-208) and index.".
- catalog description "This is the first book-length 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, with such major innovators as Max Reinhardt, Richard Strauss, Sergei Diaghilev, Peter Brook, Salvador Dali, Lindsay Kemp and Steven Berkhoff contributing to Salome's contemporary reputation. 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.".
- catalog extent "xii, 214 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521454239 (hardback)".
- catalog identifier "0521565456 (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Plays in production".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog subject "822/.8 20".
- catalog subject "PR5820.S23 T9 1996".
- catalog subject "Salome (Biblical figure) In literature.".
- catalog subject "Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Audio adaptations.".
- catalog subject "Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Film adaptations.".
- catalog subject "Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Film and video adaptations.".
- catalog subject "Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Stage history.".
- catalog subject "Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Salome.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Beginnings -- Early stage productions in Europe -- 'Salome' on the English stage, 1911-1990 -- Transformations -- Aubrey Beardsley, 1894 -- Richard Strauss, 1905 -- The Salome Dancer, 1895-1919 -- Salome on film.".
- catalog title "Wilde--Salome / William Tydeman and Steven Price.".
- catalog type "text".