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It's not complicated -- whatever they were like in private, their writings (in particular novels) clearly show that they were unable to publicly confront basic
by da39a3ee 5y ago
It's not complicated -- whatever they were like in private, their writings (in particular novels) clearly show that they were unable to publicly confront basic facts about human life. And that is not a good thing for a novel. In Britain that influence lasted until the first world war. I know it's not "interesting" to repeat cliches like I'm repeating, but they're true aren't they?
- openknot 5y ago> their writings (in particular novels) clearly show that they were unable to publicly confront basic facts about human life. And that is not a good thing for a novel. Could you elaborate on this, especially with what basic facts are missing? My view on literature is optimistic about telling particular truths about society. For example, "Wuthering Heights" [0] looks like quite an honest view of society. Then again, this may be an exception more than the rule for that particular time period (I'm not personally sure, as I haven't read many books from that time period, versus others). [o] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights
- da39a3ee 5y agosex!
- zaptheimpaler 5y ago> whatever they were like in private, their writings (in particular novels) clearly show that they were unable to publicly confront basic facts about human life not so different from today.
- da39a3ee 5y agoCould you elaborate? Today in western democracies we have literature addressing almost every imaginable condition and human activity. Certainly basic aspects of humanity such as sex which the victorians felt completely unable to contemplate.