Sodome et Gomorrhe

play by Giraudoux

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Sodom and Gomorrah is a 1943 play by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux. The play explores the conflict between opposites, specifically the duality of man and woman, drawing inspiration from the biblical narrative of Sodom and Gomorrah.12

The biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, mentioned in the Book of Genesis, were destroyed by divine wrath due to their wickedness. While traditionally interpreted as punishment for widespread homosexuality, modern scholarship suggests their sin may have been a lack of hospitality and violence. The story of their destruction, including Lot's family's escape and his wife's transformation into a pillar of salt, is referenced across religious texts like the Old Testament, New Testament, and the Qur'an. Giraudoux's work uses this ancient narrative as a backdrop to examine fundamental human dualities.21

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Sodom and Gomorrah
Cultural legacy
…Abraham, a medieval mystery play; Sodome et Gomorrhe, by the French dramatist Jean Giraudoux, in 1943; and Sodhome kye Ghomorra, by the Greek writer Nikos Kazantzákis, in the 1950s. In art, the subjects involved in the biblical accounts of Sodom and Gomorrah have been portrayed in numerous medieval psalters, Renaissance…
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…Abraham, a medieval mystery play; Sodome et Gomorrhe, by the French dramatist Jean Giraudoux, in 1943; and Sodhome kye Ghomorra, by the Greek writer Nikos Kazantzákis, in the 1950s. In art, the subjects involved in the biblical accounts of Sodom and Gomorrah have been portrayed in numerous medieval psalters, Renaissance…
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