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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... 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 guilty of THE FIRST SESTIAD ...
... 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 guilty of THE FIRST SESTIAD ...
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... bliss . One is no number ; maids are nothing then , Without the sweet society of men . Wilt thou live single still ? one shalt thou be , Though never singling Hymen couple thee . Wild savages , that drink of running springs , Think ...
... bliss . One is no number ; maids are nothing then , Without the sweet society of men . Wilt thou live single still ? one shalt thou be , Though never singling Hymen couple thee . Wild savages , that drink of running springs , Think ...
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... the rising ivory mount he scal'd , Which is with azure circling lines empal'd , Much like a globe ( a globe may I term this , By which Love sails to regions full of bliss , 28 HERO AND LEANDER And in her lukewarm place Leander lay,) ...
... the rising ivory mount he scal'd , Which is with azure circling lines empal'd , Much like a globe ( a globe may I term this , By which Love sails to regions full of bliss , 28 HERO AND LEANDER And in her lukewarm place Leander lay,) ...
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... bliss , ) Yet there with Sisyphus he toil'd in vain , Till gentle parley did the truce obtain . Wherein Leander , on her quivering breast , Breathless spoke some things , and sigh'd out the rest ; Which so prevail'd , as he , with small ...
... bliss , ) Yet there with Sisyphus he toil'd in vain , Till gentle parley did the truce obtain . Wherein Leander , on her quivering breast , Breathless spoke some things , and sigh'd out the rest ; Which so prevail'd , as he , with small ...
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... bliss , Should be her Altar to prefer a kiss . Then laid he forth his late - enriched arms , In whose white circle Love writ all his charms , And made his characters sweet Hero's limbs , When on his breast's warm sea she sideling swims ...
... bliss , Should be her Altar to prefer a kiss . Then laid he forth his late - enriched arms , In whose white circle Love writ all his charms , And made his characters sweet Hero's limbs , When on his breast's warm sea she sideling swims ...
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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