Queen Salome

Author : Kenneth Atkinson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078649073X
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Queen Salome written by Kenneth Atkinson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the ruler of Judea from 76 to 67 B.C.E., Queen Salome Alexandra (ca. 141 B.C.E.-67 B.C.E.) appointed the kingdom's high priest, led its men in battle, subjugated neighboring kings, and stopped the religious violence that plagued her society. Presiding over Judea's greatest period of peace and prosperity, she shaped the Judaism of Jesus' day as well as our own. Virtually unknown today, Queen Salome remained so unique that historians have largely ignored her rather than try to explain the perplexing circumstances that brought her to power. This volume recreates Queen Salome's fascinating life and the time in which she lived--an age when women ruled the Middle East.

Author : Judy A. Petsonk
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498232388
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Queen of the Jews written by Judy A. Petsonk and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-12-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen Salome Alexandra ruled ancient Judea in the turbulent century before the birth of Jesus. She led troops, introduced universal education, expanded the rights of women, and brought healing to a nation torn apart by a civil war between the Pharisees and Sadducees. Vividly evoking scenes of ancient Jerusalem, Judy Petsonk's novel brings to life the queen's stormy relationship with her husband--and her love for the people who called her Shalom-Zion: the peace of Zion.

Author : Angela Hunt
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493416073
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jerusalem's Queen (The Silent Years Book #3) written by Angela Hunt and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in the small village of Modein, a town made famous by the warrior Maccabees, Salome Alexandra knows better than to harbor grand dreams for her future. She pales in comparison to her beautiful older sister, and though she learns to read at an early age, girls are not valued for their intellectual ability. But when her father and sister are killed, John Hyrcanus, a distant relative, invites Salome and her mother to live with his family in Jerusalem, where her thirst for knowledge is noticed and indulged. When her guardian betroths her to a pagan prince, she questions HaShem's plan. When Hyrcanus finally marries her to a boy half her age, she questions her guardian's sanity. But though Salome spends much of her life as a pawn ordered about by powerful men, she learns that a woman committed to HaShem can change the world.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1513276263
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Salome written by Oscar Wilde and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the prophet Jokanaan is brought to the attention of the princess Salomé, he rebukes her interest, which causes her to make a brutal declaration.Oscar Wilde’s one-act tragedy explores the repercussions of her horrifying decision. Originally composed in French in 1892, Salomé is a controversial tale full of cruelty and retribution. Wilde expands on the Biblical story of John the Baptist, whom was captured and beheaded by Herod Antipas. It explores the interaction between the characters showing Salomé’s spiteful nature and Herod’s growing concern. It’s a bold adaptation of a somber tale that leaves a mark on all who read it. Salomé’s one-act story structure immediately dives into the strange dynamic amongst Herod and his family. Once Salomé’s bloodlust is apparent Herod’s forced to reconcile both of their futures. It’s a haunting drama that’s amplified by its Biblical setting and notable characters. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Salomé is both modern and readable.

Author : Rhonda K. Garelick
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400832772
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Electric Salome written by Rhonda K. Garelick and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loie Fuller was the most famous American in Europe throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Rising from a small-time vaudeville career in the States, she attained international celebrity as a dancer, inventor, impresario, and one of the first women filmmakers in the world. Fuller befriended royalty and inspired artists such as Mallarmé, Toulouse-Lautrec, Rodin, Sarah Bernhardt, and Isadora Duncan. Today, though, she is remembered mainly as an untutored "pioneer" of modern dance and stage technology, the "electricity fairy" who created a sensation onstage whirling under colored spotlights. But in Rhonda Garelick's Electric Salome, Fuller finally receives her due as a major artist whose work helped lay a foundation for all modernist performance to come. The book demonstrates that Fuller was not a mere entertainer or precursor, but an artist of great psychological, emotional, and sexual expressiveness whose work illuminates the centrality of dance to modernism. Electric Salome places Fuller in the context of classical and modern ballet, Art Nouveau, Orientalism, surrealism, the birth of cinema, American modern dance, and European drama. It offers detailed close readings of texts and performances, situated within broader historical, cultural, and theoretical frameworks. Accessibly written, the book also recounts the human story of how an obscure, uneducated woman from the dustbowl of the American Midwest moved to Paris, became a star, and lived openly for decades as a lesbian.

Author : Patti Rutka
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1608990931
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Salome written by Patti Rutka and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if reality TV met one of our oldest stories of blood revenge, lust, envy, and coming-of-age? Though the story of SalomŽ has been told down through the ages, this new rendition from a woman's perspective portrays mother-daughter forgiveness based on the story of the sensuous young woman who danced for Herod then demanded John the Baptist's head on a platter at her mother's instigation. Lush language and a riveting storyline combine to create this small jewel from debut novelist Patti Rutka.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465581634
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Salome written by Oscar Wilde and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Boston : B. Humphries Publishers, [196-?]
ISBN 13 : 9780828314671
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Salome written by Oscar Wilde and published by Boston : B. Humphries Publishers, [196-?]. This book was released on 1989 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains all the Aubrey Beardsley drawings and is the English translation undertaken by Lord Alfred Douglas of Wilde's most brilliant tale of passion, which was originally written in French to avoid (unsuccessfully) Victorian censorship. Salome is a simple tale of complex passion. Wilde's heroine bears no resemblance to her biblical origin. His Salome is no mere instrument of Herodias, but a dangerous and passionate young woman whose thwarted affections for John the Baptist lead to a disasterous climax for all persons involved. Wilde's script is a brilliant look at deep-rooted desires and the dangers of obsession. This edition of the play is a must for anyone building their own theatrical library.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Salomé written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN 13 : 8726598728
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Salomé written by Oscar Wilde and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a story from the Bible, ‘Salomé’ provoked such outrage that it was banned from the British stage for a number of years. However, fiercely defended by academics for its literary worth, that law was finally overturned. In this dark tale, the beautiful Salomé tries to seduce the imprisoned prophet, Iokanaan. When he refuses her advances, Salomé is transformed into the ultimate femme fatale. A lyrical and fascinating play that deals with the themes of love, lust, revenge, murder, and madness, ‘Salomé’ is ideal for those who want to see Wilde at his most bloodthirsty. Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) was an Irish novelist, poet, playwright, and wit. He was an advocate of the Aesthetic movement, which extolled the virtues of art for the sake of art. During his career, Wilde wrote nine plays, including ‘The Importance of Being Earnest,’ ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan,’ and ‘A Woman of No Importance,’ many of which are still performed today. His only novel, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ was adapted for the silver screen, in the film, ‘Dorian Gray,’ starring Ben Barnes and Colin Firth. In addition, Wilde wrote 43 poems, and seven essays. His life was the subject of a film, starring Stephen Fry.