- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
- Start Date
- Jan 13, 2021
- End Date
- Jan 13, 2021
In 1898, on this date, Émile Zola published "J'accuse" - exposing and condemning the Dreyfus affair.
Sorry to revisit this subject so soon after day 219 - but I think it's an extraordinary event insofar as art stood up against establishment and had a huge impact. That's not something you often see ...
I'm really not sure if that is a good or a bad thing on the whole. In this case, it was enormously important.
M.
J’accuse | letter by Zola
J’accuse, (French: “I accuse”) celebrated open letter by Émile Zola to the president of the French Republic in defense of Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer who had been accused of treason by the French army. It was published in the newspaper L’Aurore on Jan. 13, 1898. The letter, which began with the denunciatory phrase “J’accuse,” blamed the army for covering up its mistaken conviction of Dreyfus. It was instrumental in generating public response to what became known as the Dreyfus affair. Zola
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Sorry to revisit this subject so soon after day 219 - but I think it's an extraordinary event insofar as art stood up against establishment and had a huge impact. That's not something you often see ...
I'm really not sure if that is a good or a bad thing on the whole. In this case, it was enormously important.
M.