1. SYMBOLISM, DECADENCE, AND SEXUALITY IN STRAUSS’S MUSICAL RENDERING OF WILDE’S SALOME Open Access Author: Gupta, Himani Title: SYMBOLISM, DECADENCE, AND SEXUALITY IN STRAUSS’S MUSICAL RENDERING OF WILDE’S SALOME Area of Honors: Music Keywords: Richard StraussOscar WildeSalome File: Download gupta_honors_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis SupervisorCharles Dowell Youmans, Thesis SupervisorTaylor Aitken Greer, Faculty ReaderCharles Dowell Youmans, Honors Advisor