chunk1

ABSTRACT. The French Press reviewed the trial and conviction of Oscar Wilde in England through a series of long and detailed articles by some of the most famous journalists and writers of turn-of-the-century France. Although these commentators all seem to be unanimous in their defense of the Irish writer and they condemnation of the British legal system and of the moralistic and hypocritical ambiance surrounding the trial, a close reading of the main contributions shows that they are significant differences among Wilde’s supporters in France. In fact, what has become “l’affaire Oscar Wilde” can be seen as an excuse for French writers to reactivate the war against the archenemy, “la perfide Albion,” but also a way to promote they own agenda, a battle that has little to do with Oscar Wilde and British hypocrisy but more with the way French writers position themselves towards some of the main political debates in late nineteenth century France. pp. 71–84

Keywords: Oscar Wilde; homosexuality; pederasty; trials; fin de siècle; journalism

How to cite: Canovas, Frederic (2015), “Dishing the Dirt: Reading Oscar Wilde’s Trial in the French Press,” Journal of Research in Gender Studies 5(2): 71–84.

Received 23 October 2014 • Received in revised form 14 May 2015
Accepted 16 May 2015 • Available online 1 August 2015

FREDERIC CANOVAS
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Arizona State University, United States of America

Home | About Us | Events | Our Team | Contributors | Peer Reviewers | Editing Services | Books | Contact | Online Access

© 2009 Addleton Academic Publishers. All Rights Reserved.

 
Joomla templates by Joomlashine