Salome Vendéme's Lady's Fan

About This Novel

"Salome: Lady Vendéme's Fan" is one of Oscar Wilde's dramatic works in the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics by Xu Yuanchong". The book includes two plays. The story frame of Oscar Wilde's "Salome" (1891) comes from the Bible, but the plot is different: the young and beautiful Salome is the daughter of Herodia, the second wife of King Hero, the ruler of Galilee in Palestine. King Hero can't control his obsession with his stepdaughter Salome and wants Salome to dance for him; but Salome is obsessed with the imprisoned prophet Jocanan and falls madly in love with him, but is rejected. In order to kiss Jokanan, Salome agreed to dance for King Hero on the condition that King Hero agreed to a request she made - no matter what the request was. After the dance, Salome offered to ask for Kannan's head. King Hero could not break his promise and had to satisfy Salome's bloodthirsty demands. Salome finally kissed Jocanan's head, but was eventually executed by King Hero. The plot of "Lady Bonaventure's Fan" (1892) tells the story of Lady Bonaventure, who did not know that Lady Irene, whom her husband was secretly supporting and insisting on inviting to her birthday party, was her mother who had eloped. She suspected that her husband had an affair with Lady Irene, and angrily came to the home of Lord Darlington, who was pursuing her. Lady Irene came to persuade her to go home. Just as Lord Darlington and several guests returned, the two ladies hid, but Lady Vendéme's forgotten fan was discovered. In order to prevent her daughter from making a fool of herself, Mrs. Irene came out and admitted that the fan was hers, allowing her daughter to leave secretly, preserving her daughter's reputation and marriage.

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