Salome by Oscar Wilde

Salome is an important question to appeal by the fearsome controversial drama of Oscar Wild Oscar Wilde. Who is Salome? In the Bible, this woman does not even have a name. She is the daughter of Herodias, she dances for her joy of stepfather Herod. Perhaps the fact that she is not named yet is part of Salome's mystery and problem. In patriarchal Christianity, it is not necessary to name this type of woman. However, the story of Salome continues to intimidate and threaten her champion and the most harsh critics.

In Britain, the main graphic artist of Art Nouveau style is Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898). He began carving illustrations of Le Morte d'Arthur, followed by black and white illustrations made by Oscar Wilde (1893) for Salome made him famous. In the same year, he began making illustrations and posters for the art magazine The Studio to help promote European artists like British Fernand Khnopff. Curves and complex flower patterns gather attention as much as text

Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin on 16th October 1854, Sir William Wilde and Jane Francesca Elder Wilde. His father is a successful surgeon and his mother is a writer. Oscar Wilde grew up with writers and artists. Mrs. Wild wrote a popular poem with the pseudonym "Strandza" and often organized a salon for other writers, poets and other creators and discussed important issues at that time. Wild received a first class education. At the age of ten he began attending the fine Portora Royal School. When he was 16, Wild went to Dublin's Trinity College where he began to be interested in classical music. When he was there he was awarded the Berkeley Gold Prize for his achievement in classical studies. After attending Trinity College, Wild received a scholarship and continued to receive education at Magdalen College in Oxford, England. During Magdalen, Wild was inspired by his professor Walter Pater who emphasized the importance of art, especially in life.