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Franz Schubert was one of the most successful and well-known composers of his time. In two separate attempts to determine his sexuality, Maynard Solomon and Rita Steblin use letters and other evidence to prove their separate outlooks on this topic. Solomon uses letters written by the composer and his friends to attempt to prove Schubert’s homosexuality. Steblin, however dismisses his ideas and proceeds to attack and refute all of his opinions. It appears to me that Solomon represents the weaker side of the argument in that he more emotionally reacts to the situation whereas Steblin looks at it more rationally with solid proof. Because of the lack of specific evidence on the part of Maynard Solomon, it seems much more likely that, as Rita Steblin asserts, Schubert was not a homosexual, but is merely misunderstood by Solomon. What seems to be Solomon’s weakest argument is the claim that Schubert was homosexually connected with his circle of