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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... cast ; And there for honey , Bees have sought in vain , And , beat from thence , have 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 ...
... cast ; And there for honey , Bees have sought in vain , And , beat from thence , have 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 ...
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... thee rhetoric to deceive a maid ? Ay me ! such words as these should I abhor , And yet I like them for the orator . ' With that , Leander stoop'd to have embrac'd her , But from his spreading arms away she cast her , 14 HERO AND LEANDER.
... thee rhetoric to deceive a maid ? Ay me ! such words as these should I abhor , And yet I like them for the orator . ' With that , Leander stoop'd to have embrac'd her , But from his spreading arms away she cast her , 14 HERO AND LEANDER.
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Christopher Marlowe, George Chapman Garrett Mattingly. But from his spreading arms away she cast her , And thus bespake him : " Gentle youth , forbear To touch the sacred garments which I wear . Upon a rock , and underneath a hill , Far ...
Christopher Marlowe, George Chapman Garrett Mattingly. But from his spreading arms away she cast her , And thus bespake him : " Gentle youth , forbear To touch the sacred garments which I wear . Upon a rock , and underneath a hill , Far ...
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... cast many a lustful glance , And throw him gaudy toys to please his eye , And dive into the water , and there pry Upon his breast , his thighs , and every limb , And up again , and close beside him swim , And talk of love . Leander made ...
... cast many a lustful glance , And throw him gaudy toys to please his eye , And dive into the water , and there pry Upon his breast , his thighs , and every limb , And up again , and close beside him swim , And talk of love . Leander made ...
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... Cast down his weary feet , and felt the sand . Breathless albeit he were , he rested not Till to the solitary tower he got ; And knock'd , and call'd : at which celestial noise The longing heart of Hero much more joys Than nymphs and ...
... Cast down his weary feet , and felt the sand . Breathless albeit he were , he rested not Till to the solitary tower he got ; And knock'd , and call'd : at which celestial noise The longing heart of Hero much more joys Than nymphs and ...
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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