The Tiffany Problem¶
Historical Fictions Research Network. The Tiffany Problem. Journal of Historical Fictions.
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- Tiffany problem
- The Tiffany problem, or Tiffany effect, occurs when a historically accurate name, expression, object, or practice appears implausibly modern to a contemporary audience.
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The article attributes the term to Jo Walton and describes the core case: readers doubting that the medieval name Tiffany sounds modern. It gives no general definition.
“This goes to what has been called the ‘Tiffany problem’ by historical novelist Jo Walton (Russo 2024, 8), who described it in relation to readers’ disbelief that the modern-sounding name Tiffany is actually medieval.”
- The Tiffany problem, or Tiffany effect, occurs when a historically accurate name, expression, object, or practice appears implausibly modern to a contemporary audience.
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