Hero and LeanderMaddox & Gray, 1927 - 82 Seiten Hero and Leander is a mythological short epic by the famous English writer and dramatist Christopher Marlowe. When Marlowe was killed after being accused of blasphemy, he left the poem unfinished to be later completed by George Chapman. The poem follows the love story between the two Greek mythological characters Hero and Leander which was first narrated in the works of the two ancient poets Musaeus Grammaticus and Ovid. Hero is a priestess of the goddess Venus to whom she has made a vow of chastity, yet she falls in love with Leander, a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the narrow sea passage known as the Hellespont. Leander, who promises to cross the Hellespont every night to reach his beloved, gets in trouble with Neptune, the god of the seas. When he eventually comes at Hero's door, he has to make use of his guile and physical beauty to seduce his coy beloved. At this point starts Chapman's contribution to accompany the two lovers until Leander drowns in the sea on his way to Hero. Watching her lover's dead body from her high tower, the latter decides to throw herself and die by his side. |
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... might be her sphere ; Grief makes her pale , because she moves not there . His body was as straight as Circe's wand ; Jove might have sipt out nectar from his hand . Even as delicious meat is to the tast , So 6 HERO AND LEANDER.
... might be her sphere ; Grief makes her pale , because she moves not there . His body was as straight as Circe's wand ; Jove might have sipt out nectar from his hand . Even as delicious meat is to the tast , So 6 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... Jove slily stealing from his sister's bed , To dally with Idalian Ganymed , And for his love , Europa bellowing loud , And tumbling with the Rainbow in a cloud ; Blood - quaffing Mars , heaving the iron net Which limping Vulcan and his ...
... Jove slily stealing from his sister's bed , To dally with Idalian Ganymed , And for his love , Europa bellowing loud , And tumbling with the Rainbow in a cloud ; Blood - quaffing Mars , heaving the iron net Which limping Vulcan and his ...
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... Jove's high court . He thus replied : " The rites In which love's beauteous empress most delights , Are banquets , Doric music , midnight revel , Plays , masks , and all that stern age counteth evil . Thee as a holy idiot doth she scorn ...
... Jove's high court . He thus replied : " The rites In which love's beauteous empress most delights , Are banquets , Doric music , midnight revel , Plays , masks , and all that stern age counteth evil . Thee as a holy idiot doth she scorn ...
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... Jove - born Mercury , The self - same day that he asleep had laid Enchanted Argus , spied a country maid , Whose careless hair , instead of pearl t'adorn it , Glister'd with dew , as one that seem'd to scorn it ; Her breath as fragrant ...
... Jove - born Mercury , The self - same day that he asleep had laid Enchanted Argus , spied a country maid , Whose careless hair , instead of pearl t'adorn it , Glister'd with dew , as one that seem'd to scorn it ; Her breath as fragrant ...
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... Jove's cup fill'd ) , And gave it to his simple rustic love , Which being known as what is hid from Jove ? — He inly storm'd , and wax'd more furious Than for the fire filch'd by Prometheus ; And thrusts him down from heaven . He ...
... Jove's cup fill'd ) , And gave it to his simple rustic love , Which being known as what is hid from Jove ? — He inly storm'd , and wax'd more furious Than for the fire filch'd by Prometheus ; And thrusts him down from heaven . He ...
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Hero and Leander Professor George Chapman,Christopher Marlowe,Charles S Ricketts Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2015 |
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Abydos Alcmane altar amorous arms beauty Beauty's bliss blood bosom breast bride bright call'd chaste cheeks CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE colours confits countenance Cupid Cyclops dear death deeds delight Destinies doth earth embrac'd enamour'd enter'd Eucharis eyes face Fates fear feast FIFTH SESTIAD figur'd fire flame flew FOURTH SESTIAD gainst gentle GEORGE CHAPMAN goddess gods golden grace grief hair hand haste hate hath heart heaven Hellespont HERO AND LEANDER holy fire honour Hymen Jove kiss kiss'd Leucote light limb lips live look look'd lov'd Love's lovers maid maidenhead Marlowe Morpheus Musaeus naked naught Neptune never night nuptial nymph poor Proteus rites robe rude sacred sacrifice SECOND SESTIAD SESTIAD The Argument Sestos shin'd shine sight soul spake star stay'd stood striv'd sweet swim Teras thee thence THIRD SESTIAD thou thought torch turn'd unto us'd Venus view'd virgin virtue vow'd vows waves Wherewith Winds wish'd wrought youth