Cranly's Arm

Published: Nov. 18, 2020, 11:37 p.m.

b"Kelly helps Dermot remember why he drew James Joyce wearing red, killer heels. Topics include subtle Homeric correspondences, Dermot\\u2019s allegiance to Mr. Kipling\\u2019s cakes, St\\xe9phane Mallarm\\xe9\\u2019s \\u2018L'apr\\xe8s-midi d'un faune\\u2019 (The afternoon of a faun), more ire directed at that mocker Buck Mulligan, Stephen\\u2019s tiny feet, Stephen\\u2019s erstwhile friendship with Cranly, Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, John Francis Byrne, Cranly\\u2019s feelings for Stephen, Wilde\\u2019s love that dare not speak its name, themes of masculinity and male friendships, Senator David Norris on gay themes in Ulysses and Dedalus/Mulligan slash fiction."