A Personagem Bíblica Esteriotipada Em Femme Fatale: A Salomé Wildeana

Abstract

This article consists of investigating the play Salome, written by Oscar Wilde in 1891. Appearing for the first time in the New Testament, the biblical story surrounding Herodias' daughter, found in the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Mark, appears personified in the image of the femme fatale in the finissecular nineteenthcentury period. The myth of Salome, revered by artists and writers of the time, relates the story of the princess of Judea who, through her voluptuous dancing, asks King Herod for the head of John the Baptist as a reward for her performance, through the influence of his mother. However, the narrative changed over the centuries, until it reached its peak in the fin-de-siècle period. Thus, Oscar Wilde, a 19th century finissecular writer, conceived a biblical character modeled on the archetype of the femme fatale. ResumoEste artigo consiste em investigar a peça teatral Salomé, escrita por Oscar Wilde, em 1891. Aparecendo pela primeira vez no Novo Testamento, a história bíblica em torno da filha de Herodíades, encontrada nos Evangelhos de São Mateus e de São Marcos, surge personificada na imagem de femme fatale no período finissecular oitocentista. O mito de Salomé, venerado pelos artistas e escritores da época, relata a história da Página | 107