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'''Artist:''' Guy de Maupassant | '''Artist:''' Guy de Maupassant (1850 - 1893) | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' The Office of the Public Prosecuter of Étampes | '''Confronting Bodies:''' The Office of the Public Prosecuter of Étampes | ||
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'''Date of Action:''' 1879 | '''Date of Action:''' 1879 | ||
'''Location:''' Étampes, a community just outside of Paris | '''Location:''' Étampes, a community just outside of Paris, France | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' The poem, ''Au Bord de l'eau (The Water's Edge)'' is a tale of a love affair between | '''Description of Artwork:''' The poem, ''Au Bord de l'eau (The Water's Edge)'' is a tale of a love affair between an oarsman and a washerwoman who destroy themselves in pursuit of sex. Maupassant himself considers it "completely immoral and indecent in images and subject matter." <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' The poem was published in Paris in 1876. However, it was not until 1879 that The Office of the Public Prosecutor of Étampes filed charges against Maupassant and his publisher for the offensive piece. <P> | '''The Incident:''' The poem was published in Paris in 1876. However, it was not until 1879 that The Office of the Public Prosecutor of Étampes filed charges against Maupassant and his publisher for the offensive piece. <P> | ||