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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... lighted there again . About her neck hung chains of pebble stone , Which , lighten'd by her neck , like diamonds shone . She ware no gloves , for neither sun nor wind Would burn or parch her hands , but , to 5 HERO AND LEANDER ...
... lighted there again . About her neck hung chains of pebble stone , Which , lighten'd by her neck , like diamonds shone . She ware no gloves , for neither sun nor wind Would burn or parch her hands , but , to 5 HERO AND LEANDER ...
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... wind , whose tardy plumes Are reeking water and dull earthly fumes . Home when he came , he seem'd not to be there , But , like exiled air thrust from his sphere , Set in a foreign place ; and straight from thence , Alcides - like , by ...
... wind , whose tardy plumes Are reeking water and dull earthly fumes . Home when he came , he seem'd not to be there , But , like exiled air thrust from his sphere , Set in a foreign place ; and straight from thence , Alcides - like , by ...
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... wind Of her estate and birth : and , as we find , In fainting ebbs , the flowery Zephyr hurls The green - hair'd Hellespont , broke in silver curls , ' Gainst Hero's tower ; but in his blast's retreat , The waves obeying him , they ...
... wind Of her estate and birth : and , as we find , In fainting ebbs , the flowery Zephyr hurls The green - hair'd Hellespont , broke in silver curls , ' Gainst Hero's tower ; but in his blast's retreat , The waves obeying him , they ...
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... wind . Still as it comet - like brake from her brain , Would needs have Teras gone , and did refrain To blow it down : which , staring up , dismay'd The timorous feast ; and she no longer stay'd ; But , bowing to the Bridegroom and the ...
... wind . Still as it comet - like brake from her brain , Would needs have Teras gone , and did refrain To blow it down : which , staring up , dismay'd The timorous feast ; and she no longer stay'd ; But , bowing to the Bridegroom and the ...
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... Winds , And from the Fates their outrage blinds , That Hero and her love may meet . Leander , with Love's complete fleet Mann'd in himself , puts forth to seas ; When straight the ruthless Destinies , With Até , stir the winds to war ...
... Winds , And from the Fates their outrage blinds , That Hero and her love may meet . Leander , with Love's complete fleet Mann'd in himself , puts forth to seas ; When straight the ruthless Destinies , With Até , stir the winds to war ...
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Hero and Leander Professor George Chapman,Christopher Marlowe,Charles S Ricketts Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2015 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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