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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... face , was strooken blind . But this is true , so like was one the other , As he imagin'd Hero was his mother . And oftentimes into her bosom flew , About her naked neck his bare arms threw , And laid his childish head upon her breast ...
... face , was strooken blind . But this is true , so like was one the other , As he imagin'd Hero was his mother . And oftentimes into her bosom flew , About her naked neck his bare arms threw , And laid his childish head upon her breast ...
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... face Made milk - white paths , whereon the gods might trace To Jove's high court . He thus replied : " The rites In which love's beauteous empress most delights , Are banquets , Doric music , midnight revel , Plays , masks , and all ...
... face Made milk - white paths , whereon the gods might trace To Jove's high court . He thus replied : " The rites In which love's beauteous empress most delights , Are banquets , Doric music , midnight revel , Plays , masks , and all ...
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... face , fell down and fainted . He kiss'd her , and breath'd life into her lips ; Wherewith , as one displeas'd , away she trips./ Yet as she went , full often look'd behind , And many poor excuses did she find To linger by the way , and ...
... face , fell down and fainted . He kiss'd her , and breath'd life into her lips ; Wherewith , as one displeas'd , away she trips./ Yet as she went , full often look'd behind , And many poor excuses did she find To linger by the way , and ...
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... it was not Ganymed , For under water he was almost dead , He heav'd him up , and , looking on his face , Beat down the bold waves with his triple mace , ...... Which mounted up , intending to have kiss'd him . 25 HERO AND LEANDER.
... it was not Ganymed , For under water he was almost dead , He heav'd him up , and , looking on his face , Beat down the bold waves with his triple mace , ...... Which mounted up , intending to have kiss'd him . 25 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... face was changeable to every eye ; One way look'd ill , another graciously ; Which while men view'd , they cheerful were and holy , But looking off , vicious and melancholy . The snaky paths to each observed law Did Policy in her broad ...
... face was changeable to every eye ; One way look'd ill , another graciously ; Which while men view'd , they cheerful were and holy , But looking off , vicious and melancholy . The snaky paths to each observed law Did Policy in her broad ...
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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