Salome and the female figure in Jean Lorrain

Abstract

In the analysis of the myth of Salome prepared by Jean Lorrain, we will see the decadent writer lashing out against the figurative image of the end-century woman. Fa­cing his contemporary writers, Jean Lorrain, not only does he separate from them to offer a unique show in the figurative field, but also unleashes an imaginary projection that allows him to reach a very personal aesthetics, which culminates with the appearance of the Androgyne.