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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... Love's ; The fane of Venus where he moves His worthy love - suit , and attains ; Whose bliss the wrath of Fates restrains For Cupid's grace to Mercury ; Which tale the author doth imply . HERO AND LEANDER THE FIRST SESTIAD On Hellespont ...
... Love's ; The fane of Venus where he moves His worthy love - suit , and attains ; Whose bliss the wrath of Fates restrains For Cupid's grace to Mercury ; Which tale the author doth imply . HERO AND LEANDER THE FIRST SESTIAD On Hellespont ...
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... love's blood , In view and opposite two cities stood , ✓ Sea - borderers , disjoin'd by Neptune's might : The one Abydos , the other Sestos hight . At Sestos , Hero dwelt ; Hero the fair , Whom young Apollo courted for her hair , And ...
... love's blood , In view and opposite two cities stood , ✓ Sea - borderers , disjoin'd by Neptune's might : The one Abydos , the other Sestos hight . At Sestos , Hero dwelt ; Hero the fair , Whom young Apollo courted for her hair , And ...
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... loves of men , Much less of powerful gods : let it suffice That my slack Muse sings of Leander's eyes ; Those orient ... love of any . Had wild Hippolytus Leander seen , Enamoured of his beauty had he been ; His presence made the ...
... loves of men , Much less of powerful gods : let it suffice That my slack Muse sings of Leander's eyes ; Those orient ... love of any . Had wild Hippolytus Leander seen , Enamoured of his beauty had he been ; His presence made the ...
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... love will never turn to hate . And many , seeing great princes were denied , Pin'd as they went , and thinking on her died . On this feast - day , -O cursed day and hour ! Went Hero thorough Sestos , from her tower • To Venus ' temple ...
... love will never turn to hate . And many , seeing great princes were denied , Pin'd as they went , and thinking on her died . On this feast - day , -O cursed day and hour ! Went Hero thorough Sestos , from her tower • To Venus ' temple ...
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... love to be . And in the midst a silver altar stood , There Hero sacrificing turtle's blood , Vail'd to the ground , veiling her eyelids close , And modestly they open'd as she rose : Thence flew Love's arrow with the golden head , And ...
... love to be . And in the midst a silver altar stood , There Hero sacrificing turtle's blood , Vail'd to the ground , veiling her eyelids close , And modestly they open'd as she rose : Thence flew Love's arrow with the golden head , And ...
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Abydos Alcmane altar amorous arms beauty Beauty's bliss blood bosom breast 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 rich 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