Gross Indecency The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Lambda Literary Award) — Content Guide for Parents
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
In this stunning work of theater, Moises Kaufman turns the trials of Oscar Wilde into a riveting human and intellectual drama.
In April 1895 Oscar Wilde brought a libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry, the father of his youthful lover, who had publicly maligned him as a sodomite. In doing so, England's reigning man of letters set in motion a series of events that would culminate in his ruin and imprisonment. For within a year the bewildered Wilde himself was on trial for acts of "gross indecency" and, implicitly—for a vision of art that outraged Victorian propriety. Expertly interweaving courtroom testimony with excerpts from Wilde's writings and the words of his contemporaries, Gross Indecency unveils its subject in all his genius and human frailty, his age in all its complacency and repression. The result is a play that will be read and studied for decades to come.
Frequently asked questions
Is Gross Indecency The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Lambda Literary Award) appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The play mentions that Lord Alfred Douglas later became a Catholic; faith is not otherwise part of the story. Courtroom testimony covers sodomy charges and male prostitutes who say Wilde paid for sex, with actors in period underwear; the sexual acts are talked about, not shown.
Does Gross Indecency The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Lambda Literary Award) have violence?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Gross Indecency The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Lambda Literary Award) have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Gross Indecency The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Lambda Literary Award) have religion?
Found (Brief, Christian): The play mentions that Lord Alfred Douglas later became a Catholic; faith is not otherwise part of the story.
Does Gross Indecency The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Lambda Literary Award) have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Gross Indecency The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Lambda Literary Award) have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources describe the play but do not say anything about its language, and no text of the play was available.
Does Gross Indecency The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Lambda Literary Award) have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Gross Indecency The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Lambda Literary Award) have sexual content?
Found (Supporting): Courtroom testimony covers sodomy charges and male prostitutes who say Wilde paid for sex, with actors in period underwear; the sexual acts are talked about, not shown.
Does Gross Indecency The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Lambda Literary Award) have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Gross Indecency The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Lambda Literary Award) have gender & orientation?
Found (Central): The play dramatizes Oscar Wilde's trials over his relationship with a younger man, Lord Alfred Douglas, and other men.
