The Trials of Oscar Wilde: Deviance, Morality, and Late Victorian Society

By (author): "Michael S. Foldy"
The Trials of Oscar Wilde: Deviance, Morality, and Late Victorian Society
ISBN0300071124
ISBN139780300071122
AsinThe Trials of Oscar Wilde: Deviance, Morality, and Late Victorian Society
Original titleThe Trials of Oscar Wilde: Deviance, Morality, and Late-Victorian Society
In late-Victorian England, the renowned writer Oscar Wilde was convicted of "acts of gross indecency with men". Analyzing the trial testimony and press coverage, historian Michael S. Foldy considers the climate of the times and argues that the prosecution of Wilde was directly linked to many larger social, cultural, and political issues that transcended simple moral concerns about his homosexuality.