Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
E899770
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.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary-style play
ⓘ
play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Moisés Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life trials of Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| character |
Lord Alfred Douglas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marquess of Queensberry NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Moisés Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Victorian attitudes toward homosexuality
ⓘ
legal concept of gross indecency ⓘ public scandal surrounding Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related play
ⓘ
biographical play ⓘ docudrama ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Oscar Wilde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
homosexuality ⓘ legal persecution ⓘ trials of Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | documentary theatre ⓘ |
| portrays |
court transcripts
ⓘ
newspaper accounts ⓘ personal correspondence ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic analysis
ⓘ
theatrical reviews ⓘ |
| theatricalStyle | verbatim theatre ⓘ |
| theme |
art and morality
ⓘ
censorship ⓘ homophobia ⓘ justice and injustice ⓘ public versus private life ⓘ sexual identity ⓘ |
| usesForm | courtroom drama ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.