萨福“同性恋”质疑

A Doubt on Sappho's "Homosexuality

长期以来就有萨福为女“同性恋”之说 ,而现残留下的萨福作品中《他不只是英雄》一诗又因诗中指称代词的多义使用 ,使得后人在解读时多产生歧义。本文着重从原诗所揭示的情感意境以及抒情诗抒写自由、语言符号多义性的特质等方面对《他不只是英雄》进行细读辨析 ,进而对萨福是女“同性恋”

For a long time Sappho has been regarded as a lesbian.The personal pronouns used in her poem'He is more than a hero' are ambiguous,which causes readers to interpret these pronouns in different ways.This essay focuses on the analysis of the emotive conception of the poem and the freedom of lyrical poetry writing and the polysemy of verbal signs.The author finally raises a doubt on the claim that Sappho was a lesbian.