I took a screenshot of a tweet originating from the account of Redbeard the Ruthful ruthfulthe (tweeted August 25, not sure when I saw it or where).
'Remarkable that two of the great early playwrights were sons of bricklayers (Jonson & Middleton) and were each imprisoned for their work; equally improbable is anyone of that social background being in the arts today, or any modern poet writing anything worthy of imprisonment.'
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branchandroot
Re: I’m not much surprised
Date: 2022-11-18 12:29 am (UTC)'Remarkable that two of the great early playwrights were sons of bricklayers (Jonson & Middleton) and were each imprisoned for their work; equally improbable is anyone of that social background being in the arts today, or any modern poet writing anything worthy of imprisonment.'