The Trials of Oscar Wilde

In spring 1895, the three trials of Oscar Wilde took place at the Central Criminal Court, the so-called "Old Bailey". In the last two of them Wilde was accused of indecency with other males and the last trial ended with a sentence to two years of prison with hard labour for Wilde. The trials and the following imprisonment had a devastating effect on his personal and professional future life. In this paper I want to provide a brief outline of the events. Seminar paper aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Literatur, Note: 2,0, Universität Paderborn (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), Veranstaltung: Late Victorian Novels, Sprache: Englisch.""