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Sisters of Salome

By (author) Toni Bentley

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The origins of the art of exotic dancing lie in English drama and Viennese opera: Oscar Wilde's 1893 play Salome, and Richard Strauss's 1905 opera based on it, brought onto the stage a female character who captured and dominated the audience with the raw power of her naked body. Her Dance of the Seven Veils shocked and fascinated, and Salome became a pop icon on both sides of the Atlantic. Toni Bentley explores how four influential women embraced the persona of the femme fatale and transformed the misogynist image of a dangerously sexual woman into a form of personal liberation.

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Publisher | University of Nebraska Press
Published date | 1 Jun 2005
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 226
Dimensions | 0 x 0 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 318g
ISBN | 978-0-8032-6241-6
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BISAC | performing arts / dance / general


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