Unfortunately, your instructor was wrong. Joyce didn't have homosexual leanings and "Ulysses" isn't about "queers". Indeed, it was banned on first publication for its explicit (for the time) treatment of heterosexual sex.
Just wanted to put the record straight.
Spartacus
Thanks for your opinion.
If I ever see my professor again I will be sure to let him know of your opinion. Maybe I can give him you email and the two of you can debate it to your heart's content.
Of course I took the class in 1970 and the guy was probably in his 60s so he is probably dead of old age by now but I will keep my eye open for him.
I remember reading the book and thinking the professor was right but that was a long time ago and I don't remember how I reached my convictions. In fact, I probably haven't thought about it in almost 40 years.
Spartacus- 06-23-2009
Well ... I haven't got to the juicy bits yet ...
And I am not sure anyone here was suggesting that JOYCE was queer, and I certainly was not.
You don't have to be "gay" to put someone of that persuasion into a novel, now do you?
I was responding to Gator's OTT and totally inaccurate comments.
Your rather daft Burgess confusion (and the inferences you drew from it) weren't helpful though ....
Spartacus
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