Title: The trials of Oscar Wilde : deviance, morality, and late-Victorian society /
Authors: Foldy, Michael S., 1953-
Publisher: Yale University Press,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Wilde, Oscar, Trials, litigation, etc.; Gay men Great Britain Biography; Authors, Irish Biography; Homosexuality and literature Great Britain History; Literature and society Great Britain History; Trials (Sodomy) England London History; Trials (Libel) England London History; Homosexuality, Male history; Jurisprudence history; Literature history; Great Britain Social conditions; Great Britain Civilization
Abstract: Following Oscar Wilde's trials for committing acts of gross indecency with men, he lost his family, his freedom and his will to live. This book sets out to examine how Victorian society could allow, or indeed, need this to happen.