J’accuse…!

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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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf newspaper article
open letter
political text
accuses French Army high command
French government
military court
associatedWith Alfred Dreyfus
French Third Republic
L’Aurore (newspaper)
Émile Zola
author Émile Zola
callsFor retrial of Alfred Dreyfus
countryOfOrigin France
defends Alfred Dreyfus
genre open letter
political journalism
hasEffect intensification of the Dreyfus affair
public debate on antisemitism in France
strengthening of the cause for Dreyfus’s exoneration
historicalPeriod Dreyfus affair
influenced concept of intellectuals’ public engagement
discourse on human rights
modern political activism
language French
legalConsequenceForAuthor Émile Zola’s conviction in court
Émile Zola’s prosecution for libel
movement French Third Republic politics
notableFor defense of justice and rule of law
denouncing wrongful conviction of Alfred Dreyfus
landmark in history of press freedom
use of mass media for political intervention
openingWords J’accuse…!
placeOfPublication Paris
publicationDate 1898-01-13
publicationYear 1898
publishedIn L’Aurore
publisher L’Aurore
subject Alfred Dreyfus
Dreyfus affair
French Army
French government
antisemitism
miscarriage of justice
political activism
press freedom
title J’accuse…!
translatedTitle I Accuse…!

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Émile Zola ("open letter "J’accuse…!"")
knownFor
Émile Zola
notableWork
Dreyfus affair (""J’Accuse…!"")
notableWorkAbout
L’Affaire ("J’Accuse…! by Émile Zola")
relatedWork
Alfred Dreyfus ("J'Accuse…! by Émile Zola")
subjectOf
J’accuse…!
title
J’accuse…! ("I Accuse…!")
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