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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... dear , Rose - cheek'd Adonis ) kept a solemn feast . Thither resorted many a wandering guest , To meet their loves ; such as had none at all , Came lovers home from this great festival . For every street like to a Firmament Glistered ...
... dear , Rose - cheek'd Adonis ) kept a solemn feast . Thither resorted many a wandering guest , To meet their loves ; such as had none at all , Came lovers home from this great festival . For every street like to a Firmament Glistered ...
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... dear Hero , with such sacred thrift As had beseem'd so sanctified a gift ; But , like a greedy vulgar Prodigal , Would on the stock dispend , and rudely fall Before his time , to that unblessed blessing , Which 32 HERO AND LEANDER.
... dear Hero , with such sacred thrift As had beseem'd so sanctified a gift ; But , like a greedy vulgar Prodigal , Would on the stock dispend , and rudely fall Before his time , to that unblessed blessing , Which 32 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... contracts , though separates ! Dear place , I kiss thee , and do welcome thee , As from Leander ever sent to me . ' The end of the Third Sestiad . THE FOURTH SESTIAD The Argument of the Fourth Sestiad . 44 HERO AND LEANDER.
... contracts , though separates ! Dear place , I kiss thee , and do welcome thee , As from Leander ever sent to me . ' The end of the Third Sestiad . THE FOURTH SESTIAD The Argument of the Fourth Sestiad . 44 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... 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 plenteous hair in curled billows swims On her bright shoulder : her harmonious limbs Sustain'd no more ...
... 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 plenteous hair in curled billows swims On her bright shoulder : her harmonious limbs Sustain'd no more ...
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... clad in such attire as Virgins wore , He kept them company , and might right well , For he did all but Eucharis excel In all the fair of Beauty : yet he wanted Virtue to make his own desires implanted In his dear 61 HERO AND LEANDER.
... clad in such attire as Virgins wore , He kept them company , and might right well , For he did all but Eucharis excel In all the fair of Beauty : yet he wanted Virtue to make his own desires implanted In his dear 61 HERO AND LEANDER.
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Hero and Leander Professor George Chapman,Christopher Marlowe,Charles S Ricketts Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2015 |
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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