The trials of Oscar Wilde
Subtitle: deviance, morality, and late-Victorian society
By: Michael S. Foldy.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Trials, litigation, etc; Homosexuality and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Trials (Sodomy) -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century; Trials (Libel) -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century; Authors, Irish -- 19th century -- Biography; Gay men -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Great Britain -- Civilization -- 19th century
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-199) and index.