Sherlock Homo

An interesting little piece on the sexuality of Sherlock Holmes. Probably gay, but in practice celibate. The book being reviewed (sort of) looks worthwhile, but what's most interesting in this article is the suggestion that 19th century literature was full of clear cultural markers of sexuality that we can no longer spot. This of course is nothing radical for anyone with any sort of litcrit inclinations. But the idea that certain dimensions of a text can be lost quickly while the text is still (seemingly) perfectly intelligible...that's intriguing. Because it hints at just how much we must inevitably miss in every imaginable context. A dreary sunday in the library adrift in the palimpsest. Someone come soon and ask me a stupid question.