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Salomé is a one-act play written by Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde in 1891 and first performed in 1896. It tells the biblical story of Salomé, the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, who requests the head of John the Baptist as a reward for dancing for her stepfather. Delving into themes of desire, power, and obsession, Salomé is a highly stylized work that combines elements of biblical drama, French Symbolism, and the Decadent movement.

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