{"id":22308,"date":"2023-02-27T10:24:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T09:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=225027"},"modified":"2023-02-27T11:35:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T10:35:20","slug":"oscar-wilde-on-trial","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/oscar-wilde-on-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Wilde on trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joseph Bristow explores the court case against Oscar Wilde for \u201cgross indecency\u201d, and the dangers of living in a society where homosexuality was illegal <\/p>

By Lauren Good\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 27 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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At a time when male homosexuality was illegal in Britain, celebrated playwright Oscar Wilde became embroiled in a scandal that ultimately saw him put on trial for \u201cgross indecency\u201d. As Professor Joseph Bristow tells Lauren Good, it\u2019s a story of danger and betrayal, which not only tells us about the writer\u2019s life, but also about the prejudices of society at the time.<\/p>\n\n

Joseph Bristow is the author of Oscar Wilde on Trial: The Criminal Proceedings, from Arrest to Imprisonment<\/em> (Yale University Press, 2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n