Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
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Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde is a documentary-style play by Moisés Kaufman that dramatizes the real-life trials and persecution of writer Oscar Wilde for his homosexuality in late 19th-century England.
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| Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde canonical | 4 |
| Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (stage production) | 1 |
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Target entity: Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde Context triple: [Minetta Lane Theatre, hostedProduction, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde]
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The Trials of Oscar Wilde is a 1960 British courtroom drama film depicting the real-life libel and gross indecency trials that led to the downfall and imprisonment of playwright Oscar Wilde.
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Oscar Wilde libel trial
The Oscar Wilde libel trial was the 1895 court case in which playwright Oscar Wilde sued the Marquess of Queensberry for libel, leading to Wilde’s own prosecution and conviction for “gross indecency” and his subsequent downfall.
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Travesties
Travesties is a 1974 play by Tom Stoppard that comically intertwines historical figures and literary styles to explore art, politics, and memory in Zurich during World War I.
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The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
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E.
Mrs Cheveley
Mrs Cheveley is the cunning, manipulative antagonist in Oscar Wilde’s play "An Ideal Husband," who uses blackmail and charm to threaten the reputations of the main characters.
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Target entity: Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde Target entity description: Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde is a documentary-style play by Moisés Kaufman that dramatizes the real-life trials and persecution of writer Oscar Wilde for his homosexuality in late 19th-century England.
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A.
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The Trials of Oscar Wilde is a 1960 British courtroom drama film depicting the real-life libel and gross indecency trials that led to the downfall and imprisonment of playwright Oscar Wilde.
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B.
Oscar Wilde libel trial
The Oscar Wilde libel trial was the 1895 court case in which playwright Oscar Wilde sued the Marquess of Queensberry for libel, leading to Wilde’s own prosecution and conviction for “gross indecency” and his subsequent downfall.
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C.
Travesties
Travesties is a 1974 play by Tom Stoppard that comically intertwines historical figures and literary styles to explore art, politics, and memory in Zurich during World War I.
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D.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
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E.
Mrs Cheveley
Mrs Cheveley is the cunning, manipulative antagonist in Oscar Wilde’s play "An Ideal Husband," who uses blackmail and charm to threaten the reputations of the main characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
documentary-style play
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play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Moisés Kaufman ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life trials of Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| character |
Lord Alfred Douglas
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Marquess of Queensberry ⓘ Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Moisés Kaufman ⓘ |
| depicts |
Victorian attitudes toward homosexuality
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legal concept of gross indecency ⓘ public scandal surrounding Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related play
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biographical play ⓘ docudrama ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Oscar Wilde
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homosexuality ⓘ legal persecution ⓘ trials of Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | documentary theatre ⓘ |
| portrays |
court transcripts
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newspaper accounts ⓘ personal correspondence ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
England
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| settingTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic analysis
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theatrical reviews ⓘ |
| theatricalStyle | verbatim theatre ⓘ |
| theme |
art and morality
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censorship ⓘ homophobia ⓘ justice and injustice ⓘ public versus private life ⓘ sexual identity ⓘ |
| usesForm | courtroom drama ⓘ |
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