Salome
http://etext.virginia.edu/subjects/salome/salome2.html
Download and compare the French and English versions of Wilde's one-act play.
Herod Antipas
http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1597&letter=A&search=Herod%20Antipas
Read about the historical Herod Antipas in the Jewish Encyclopedia.
Salome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome
Read about the historical Salome in this excerpt from Josephus.
John the Baptist
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08486b.htm
Read about the historical John the Baptist in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Aubrey Beardsley Art Image Collections
http://beardsley.artpassions.net/
A selection of images from Beardsley's body of work, including several illustrations from Salome.
English Texts: 19th Century
http://www.ucc.ie/celt/et19wilde.html
Download the complete works of Oscar Wilde.
Aestheticism and Decadence
http://www.victorianweb.org/victorian/decadence/decadence.html
Information about the Aesthetic Movement from Victorianweb.
Artistic Portrayals of the Femme Fatale
http://www.victorianweb.org/gender/fatalart.html
Information about the late Victorian obsession with Salome and other "fatal women."
Strauss's "Salome": Its Art and Its Morals
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles06/opera-48.shtml
A brief essay about Strauss's musical interpretation of Wilde's play.
