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| − | '''Alfred Dreyfus''' (1859-1935) was a [[French]] army officer falsely accused of spying in the late 1800s. The charges, conviction and initial refusal by the government to admit its error had overtones of [[Anti-Semitism]], as Dreyfus was [[Jewish]].<ref>http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/Dreyfus.html</ref> In 1895, he was sentenced to spend life imprisoned on [[Devil's Island]] off the coast of French Guiana | + | '''Alfred Dreyfus''' (1859-1935) was a [[French]] army officer falsely accused of spying in the late 1800s. The charges, conviction and initial refusal by the government to admit its error had overtones of [[Anti-Semitism]], as Dreyfus was [[Jewish]].<ref>http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/Dreyfus.html</ref> In 1895, he was sentenced to spend life imprisoned on [[Devil's Island]] off the coast of French Guiana. |
| − | ---- | + | The '''Dreyfuss Affair''' became a central issue in French politics, with critics like [[Émile Zola]] --who cired "[[J'accuse]]"--insisting it was a miscarriage of justice brought by a conspiracy of Catholic army officers. Dreyfuss was proven innocent and released in 1899. |
| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | * Bredin, Jean-Denis. ''The Affair: The Case of Alfred Dreyfus.'' (1986). 551 pp. | ||
| + | * Griffiths, Richard. ''The Use of Abuse: The Polemics of the Dreyfus Affair and Its Aftermath.'' (1991). 207 pp. | ||
| + | * Kleeblatt, Norman L., ed. ''The Dreyfus Affair: Art, Truth, and Justice.'' (1987). 315 pp. | ||
| + | * Zola, Emile. ''The Dreyfus Affair: "J'Accuse" and Other Writings.'' (1996). 202 pp. | ||
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Revision as of 15:01, March 28, 2009
Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935) was a French army officer falsely accused of spying in the late 1800s. The charges, conviction and initial refusal by the government to admit its error had overtones of Anti-Semitism, as Dreyfus was Jewish.[1] In 1895, he was sentenced to spend life imprisoned on Devil's Island off the coast of French Guiana.
The Dreyfuss Affair became a central issue in French politics, with critics like Émile Zola --who cired "J'accuse"--insisting it was a miscarriage of justice brought by a conspiracy of Catholic army officers. Dreyfuss was proven innocent and released in 1899.
Further reading
- Bredin, Jean-Denis. The Affair: The Case of Alfred Dreyfus. (1986). 551 pp.
- Griffiths, Richard. The Use of Abuse: The Polemics of the Dreyfus Affair and Its Aftermath. (1991). 207 pp.
- Kleeblatt, Norman L., ed. The Dreyfus Affair: Art, Truth, and Justice. (1987). 315 pp.
- Zola, Emile. The Dreyfus Affair: "J'Accuse" and Other Writings. (1996). 202 pp.