Salomé by Oscar Wilde

Salomé

Oscar Wilde with Aubrey Beardsley (Illustrator), Alfred Bruce Douglas (Translator), Robert Baldwin Ross

64 pages • first pub 1891 (editions)

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Outraged by the sexual perversity of this one-act tragedy, Great Britain's Lord Chamberlain banned Salomé from the national stage. Symbolist poets and writers — Stéphane Mallarmé and Maurice Maeterlinck among them — defended the play's literary br...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,893 reviews

Moods

dark 85%
tense 40%
mysterious 34%
challenging 15%
reflective 15%
emotional 14%
funny 10%
sad 6%
adventurous 5%
informative 3%
inspiring 2%

Pace

fast 69%
medium 26%
slow 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 47% | Plot: 28% | A mix: 22% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 5%

Loveable characters?

No: 68% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 46% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 7% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.54

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