The Trials of Oscar Wilde: An Account

6 Pages Posted: 23 Oct 2007

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Douglas Linder

University of Missouri at Kansas City - School of Law

Date Written: 2007

Abstract

Old Bailey, the main courthouse in London, had never presented a show quite like the three trials that captivated England and much of the literary world in the spring of 1895. Celebrity, sex, witty dialogue, political intrigue, surprising twists, and important issues of art and morality - is it any surprise that the trials of Oscar Wilde continue to fascinate one hundred years after the death of one of the world's greatest authors and playwrights?

Keywords: Famous Trials, Trial, Wilde, Oscar Wilde, Libel, Homosexual, Homosexuality, Sodomy, Queensberry, Marquess, Alfred Douglas, Portrait of Dorian Gray, Phrases and Philosophies for Use of the Young, The love that dare not speak its name

JEL Classification: K10, K40, K41, K42

Suggested Citation

Linder, Douglas, The Trials of Oscar Wilde: An Account (2007). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1023971 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1023971

Douglas Linder (Contact Author)

University of Missouri at Kansas City - School of Law ( email )

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Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
United States

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