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.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| J’accuse…! canonical | 2 |
| "J’Accuse…!" | 1 |
| I Accuse…! | 1 |
| J'Accuse! No. 6 | 1 |
| J'Accuse…! by Émile Zola | 1 |
| J’Accuse…! by Émile Zola | 1 |
| Zola's open letter "J'Accuse…!" | 1 |
| open letter "J’accuse…!" | 1 |
| Émile Zola’s open letter “J’accuse…!” | 1 |
| “J’Accuse…!” | 1 |
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Target entity: J’accuse…! Context triple: [Émile Zola, notableWork, J’accuse…!]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: J’accuse…! Target entity description: 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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A.
La Justice
La Justice is a philosophical poem by French writer and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that explores themes of law, morality, and the nature of justice.
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B.
Dieu et mon droit
Dieu et mon droit is the traditional French-language royal motto of the British monarchy, signifying the divine right of the sovereign to rule.
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C.
Le Quatorze Juillet
Le Quatorze Juillet is the French national holiday celebrated on July 14, commemorating the 1789 storming of the Bastille and symbolizing the birth of the French Republic.
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D.
Empress of the French
Empress of the French was the imperial title held by the wife of Napoleon I during the First French Empire, most notably borne by Joséphine de Beauharnais.
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E.
July Days
July Days was a brief but intense period of armed demonstrations and political unrest in Petrograd in July 1917 that exposed the weakness of the Russian Provisional Government and boosted Bolshevik influence ahead of the October Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
newspaper article
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open letter ⓘ political text ⓘ |
| accuses |
French General Staff
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surface form:
French Army high command
Government of France ⓘ
surface form:
French government
military court ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alfred Dreyfus
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French Third Republic ⓘ L’Aurore (newspaper) ⓘ Émile Zola ⓘ |
| author | Émile Zola ⓘ |
| callsFor | retrial of Alfred Dreyfus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| defends | Alfred Dreyfus ⓘ |
| genre |
open letter
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political journalism ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
intensification of the Dreyfus affair
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public debate on antisemitism in France ⓘ strengthening of the cause for Dreyfus’s exoneration ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Dreyfus affair ⓘ |
| influenced |
concept of intellectuals’ public engagement
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discourse on human rights ⓘ modern political activism ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalConsequenceForAuthor |
Émile Zola’s conviction in court
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Émile Zola’s prosecution for libel ⓘ |
| movement | French Third Republic politics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of justice and rule of law
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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
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Dreyfus affair ⓘ French Army ⓘ Government of France ⓘ
surface form:
French government
antisemitism ⓘ miscarriage of justice ⓘ political activism ⓘ press freedom ⓘ |
| title | J’accuse…! self-link ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
J’accuse…!
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
I Accuse…!
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