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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... bright day - light Should know the pleasure of this blessed night , And them , like Mars and Erycine , display Both in each other's arms chain'd as they lay . Again she knew not how to frame her look , Or speak to him who in a moment ...
... bright day - light Should know the pleasure of this blessed night , And them , like Mars and Erycine , display Both in each other's arms chain'd as they lay . Again she knew not how to frame her look , Or speak to him who in a moment ...
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... bright feet extended , By which hung all the bench of Deities ; And in a chain , compact of ears and eyes , She led Religion : all her body was Clear and transparent as the purest glass , For she was all presented to the sense ...
... bright feet extended , By which hung all the bench of Deities ; And in a chain , compact of ears and eyes , She led Religion : all her body was Clear and transparent as the purest glass , For she was all presented to the sense ...
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... bright top Peristera did stand , Who was a nymph , but now transform'd a dove , And in her life was dear in Venus ' love ; And for her sake she ever since that time Choos'd doves to draw her Coach through heaven's blue clime . Her ...
... bright top Peristera did stand , Who was a nymph , but now transform'd a dove , And in her life was dear in Venus ' love ; And for her sake she ever since that time Choos'd doves to draw her Coach through heaven's blue clime . Her ...
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... bright Leucote voice , and made her speak , To ease her anguish , whose swoln breast did break With anger at her Goddess , that did touch Hero so near for that she us'd so much . And , thrusting her white neck at Venus , said : " Why ...
... bright Leucote voice , and made her speak , To ease her anguish , whose swoln breast did break With anger at her Goddess , that did touch Hero so near for that she us'd so much . And , thrusting her white neck at Venus , said : " Why ...
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... bright flame became a maid most fair For her aspect : her tresses were of wire , Knit like a net , where hearts , set all on fire , Struggled in pants , and could not get releast ; Her arms were all with golden pincers drest , And ...
... bright flame became a maid most fair For her aspect : her tresses were of wire , Knit like a net , where hearts , set all on fire , Struggled in pants , and could not get releast ; Her arms were all with golden pincers drest , And ...
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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