The historicity of this genre of literature is still hotly debated as to whether it was simply a fanciful metaphor or if it actually reflected the relationships of the upper class at the time.

这种文学体裁的历史性仍然是一个激烈的争论，它是否只是一个幻想的隐喻，或者它是否真的反映了当时上层阶级的关系。