Has Walhouse Changed The Pronoun By Sappho

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The most noticeable liberty that Walhouse took with Sappho’s poem was when he changed the pronoun “she” to “he” in the sixth stanza. I suspect this is due to the historical norms of the Victorian Era where women are not supposed to educate themselves on current events and that those educational magazines such as this one would be read by men only so Walhouse changed the pronoun to suite his audience during this time. This change alters the interpretation of the poem greatly, in Carson’s translation with the pronounce she, the message seems to be that Sappho is either contemplating fleeing her relationship even though she can’t or she has a female lover that she wants to ensnared. Walhouse only left one message in his poem, which is Sappho