【】

Literary Twitter is all in a tizzy, and we couldn't be more delighted, because the burns are piping hot, and the subject of the controversy is novelist extraordinaire Jane Austen.
SEE ALSO:Here are the winners of the 2017 National Book AwardsOn Friday, the Washington Postran an essay about the fact that Jane Austen never married, despite the fact that marriage and courtship were her main subjects in books like Pride and Prejudiceand Emma. But the ~scandal~ really got going after the Post tweeted out the piece on Sunday.
Tweet may have been deleted
Based on a cache of journals and letters, the author represents Austen as a woebegone "spinster" who somehow managed to write classics about love despite lacking experience in marriage herself. But as Twitter users pointed out, a writer does not need first-hand knowledge of a subject to write about it masterfully.
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Fantasy and science fiction writers really took the objection to the next level, by applying the article's observation -- that Austen did not write about what she experienced -- to their own slightly more out-of-this-world work.
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Others pointed out that, given Austen's life and work, she might not have felt *quite* the despair at being unmarried that the Post'sauthor suggests.
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
And then there were the straight-up literary burns.
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Woe to the person who dares f*ck with Jane Austen fans on Twitter.
Featured Video For You
This futuristic library is an architectural marvel, but its walls are lined with fake books
TopicsTwitter
相关文章
WhatsApp announces plans to share user data with Facebook
Big changes are coming to WhatsApp. 。On Thursday, WhatsApp announced in a blog post it will begin sha2025-04-03Female tattooist illustrates hip hop icons with stunning photorealism
Last month Instagram launched their #MyStory campaign in Australia; an initiative aiming to highligh2025-04-03- Halloween pumpkin carving is a specialized art form, and only a few can truly call themselves master2025-04-03
Harry Potter fans believe this millennial Trump voter is IRL Draco Malfoy
Harry Potter fans certainly know how dark things can get when the world is being torn apart by oppos2025-04-03Airbnb activates disaster response site for Louisiana flooding
Airbnb has activated its disaster response page following the record-breaking flooding in Louisiana.2025-04-03Oversized sinkhole in Japan is the stuff of nightmares
Now, this is what you'd call a monster sinkhole. 。 Credit: AP。The hole opened in the heart of Fukuoka2025-04-03
最新评论