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Homosexuality in the Age of Oscar Wilde
KOLÁŘ, Filip
The introductory part of this bachelor 's attempts to outline the historical context of the times that preceded the Victorian era. Homosexuality in ancient Greece and in Czech lands is explored in the first chapter. This chapter also deals with the evolution of definition of sexual scandal in different times. In the following chapter, the attention is paid to an English educational system, which shaped society to a large extent. It highlights the fact that homosexual activities were performed by young students, who were to become a future elite of British society. Three important scholars are also mentioned in this chapter, John A. Symonds, Edward Carpenter, and Havelock Ellis. The last two chapters deal with homosexuality in Victoria England and its empire, with Oscar Wilde trials and places certain elements in context of more liberal France, where Oscar Wilde fled.
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The development of criminal punishment for homosexual activity and sodomy in the Czech republic
Davídek, Petr ; Vokoun, Rudolf (advisor) ; Bohuslav, Lukáš (referee)
The development of criminal punishment for homosexual activity and sodomy in the Czech republic This thesis deals with the development of the criminalization of homosexual intercourse and sodomy in the Czech Republic. The aim of this work is to monitor the development of decriminalization of homosexual intercourse and, marginally, sodomy with an emphasis on the period from 1852 to the present. The work is conceived as an analysis of criminal provisions applicable during the period and at the same time monitoring the circumstances that led to decriminalization. The following are examples of punishments for homosexual conduct and sodomy as stated by selected decisions of the courts. The work is divided into an introduction, followed by the monitored period into four parts, and these parts are divided into sections and subsections, followed by a conclusion. The first part follows the historical period from antiquity to 1852, where each time period is described very briefly, with emphasis on the relevant provisions of penial laws for homosexual intercourse and bestiality. The second part follows the period between 1852 and 1961. This period is already examined in detail, with emphasis on the period of the First Republic, where there were efforts to decriminalize homosexual act and where they conducted...
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The development of criminal punishment for homosexual activity and sodomy in the Czech republic
Davídek, Petr ; Vokoun, Rudolf (advisor) ; Bohuslav, Lukáš (referee)
The development of criminal punishment for homosexual activity and sodomy in the Czech republic This thesis deals with the development of the criminalization of homosexual intercourse and sodomy in the Czech Republic. The aim of this work is to monitor the development of decriminalization of homosexual intercourse and, marginally, sodomy with an emphasis on the period from 1852 to the present. The work is conceived as an analysis of criminal provisions applicable during the period and at the same time monitoring the circumstances that led to decriminalization. The following are examples of punishments for homosexual conduct and sodomy as stated by selected decisions of the courts. The work is divided into an introduction, followed by the monitored period into four parts, and these parts are divided into sections and subsections, followed by a conclusion. The first part follows the historical period from antiquity to 1852, where each time period is described very briefly, with emphasis on the relevant provisions of penial laws for homosexual intercourse and bestiality. The second part follows the period between 1852 and 1961. This period is already examined in detail, with emphasis on the period of the First Republic, where there were efforts to decriminalize homosexual act and where they conducted...
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