> 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

> 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