Rita Steblin's opposition

Question 1

Main point of contention

Answer 1

Laments the fact that Maynard Solomon’s claims regarding Schubert’s homosexuality have been seemingly accepted as fact without critical enquiry into the evidence used

Question 2

Aim of article

Answer 2

To examine more closely the evidence used by Solomon - suggests that he often mistranslates or misconstrues fragments of evidence

Question 3

Example quotation used by Solomon from Schubert’s diary

Answer 3

“happy he who finds a true man-friend”

Question 4

Steblin’s reading of this quote?

Answer 4

Suggests that it is a simply a response to the immediate context Schubert found himself in - he had just suffered a career setback
Does not serve as evidence for Schubert’s underlying homosexuality