Oscar Wilde on Trial The Criminal Proceedings, from Arrest to Imprisonment

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Free Download Joseph Bristow, "Oscar Wilde on Trial: The Criminal Proceedings, from Arrest to Imprisonment "
English | ISBN: 0300222726 | 2022 | 672 pages | PDF | 5 MB
The most authoritative account of a pivotal event in legal and cultural history: the trials of Oscar Wilde on charges of "gross indecency"

Among the most infamous prosecutions of a literary figure in history, the two trials of Oscar Wilde for committing acts of "gross indecency" occurred at the height of his fame. After being found guilty, Wilde spent two years in prison, emerged bankrupt, and died in a cheap hotel room in Paris a few years after his release. The trials prompted a new intolerance toward homosexuality: habits of male bonding that were previously seen as innocent were now viewed as a threat, and an association grew in the public mind between gay men and the arts.
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