Public Domain Slash
One recent development appears to be "public domain" slash, which occurs when two same-sex "classical" literary characters are thrown together in unexpected lesbian and gay relationships. Ann Herendeen seems to have pioneered this genre, with her recent Pride/Prejudice (2010). This work postulates that both Fitzwilliam Darcy and Charles Bingley, and Elizabeth Bennett and Charlotte Lucas were lovers of the same sex, and therefore closet bisexuals.
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