Flaubert obscenity trial of 1857
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The Flaubert obscenity trial of 1857 was a landmark French court case in which author Gustave Flaubert was prosecuted for alleged immorality in his novel "Madame Bovary," ultimately being acquitted but sparking major debates over literary realism and censorship.
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| Flaubert obscenity trial of 1857 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14179485 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Flaubert obscenity trial of 1857 Context triple: [Madame Bovary, legalIssue, Flaubert obscenity trial of 1857]
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J’accuse
J’accuse is a French historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski that centers on the Dreyfus affair, in which Emmanuelle Seigner plays a significant role.
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J’accuse
J’accuse is a landmark 1919 French silent anti-war film by Abel Gance that powerfully condemns the horrors and futility of World War I.
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Citizen Genêt affair
The Citizen Genêt affair was a diplomatic crisis in 1793 in which French envoy Edmond-Charles Genêt tried to recruit American support for France’s war against Britain, challenging U.S. neutrality and straining relations between the two countries.
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Trial of Marie Antoinette
The Trial of Marie Antoinette was the Revolutionary Tribunal proceeding in October 1793 in which the former Queen of France was charged with treason and other crimes, leading to her conviction and execution during the French Revolution.
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J’accuse…!
J’accuse…! is Émile Zola’s famous open letter published in 1898 that denounced the French government’s wrongful conviction of Alfred Dreyfus and became a landmark text in the history of political activism and press freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flaubert obscenity trial of 1857 Target entity description: The Flaubert obscenity trial of 1857 was a landmark French court case in which author Gustave Flaubert was prosecuted for alleged immorality in his novel "Madame Bovary," ultimately being acquitted but sparking major debates over literary realism and censorship.
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A.
J’accuse
J’accuse is a landmark 1919 French silent anti-war film by Abel Gance that powerfully condemns the horrors and futility of World War I.
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B.
J’accuse
J’accuse is a French historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski that centers on the Dreyfus affair, in which Emmanuelle Seigner plays a significant role.
-
C.
Citizen Genêt affair
The Citizen Genêt affair was a diplomatic crisis in 1793 in which French envoy Edmond-Charles Genêt tried to recruit American support for France’s war against Britain, challenging U.S. neutrality and straining relations between the two countries.
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D.
Trial of Marie Antoinette
The Trial of Marie Antoinette was the Revolutionary Tribunal proceeding in October 1793 in which the former Queen of France was charged with treason and other crimes, leading to her conviction and execution during the French Revolution.
-
E.
J’accuse…!
J’accuse…! is Émile Zola’s famous open letter published in 1898 that denounced the French government’s wrongful conviction of Alfred Dreyfus and became a landmark text in the history of political activism and press freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
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