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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... gods : let it suffice That my slack Muse sings of Leander's eyes ; Those orient cheeks and lips , exceeding his That leapt into the water for a kiss Of his own shadow , and despising many , Died ere he could enjoy the love of Had wild ...
... gods : let it suffice That my slack Muse sings of Leander's eyes ; Those orient cheeks and lips , exceeding his That leapt into the water for a kiss Of his own shadow , and despising many , Died ere he could enjoy the love of Had wild ...
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... gods in sundry shapes , Committing heady riots , incests , rapes ; For know , that underneath this radiant floor Was Danae's statue in a brazen tower ; Jove slily stealing from his sister's bed , To dally with Idalian Ganymed , And for ...
... gods in sundry shapes , Committing heady riots , incests , rapes ; For know , that underneath this radiant floor Was Danae's statue in a brazen tower ; Jove slily stealing from his sister's bed , To dally with Idalian Ganymed , And for ...
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... God knows , I cannot force love as you do : My words shall be as spotless as my youth , Full of simplicity and naked truth . ionic undertone This sacrifice ( whose sweet perfume descending , From Venus ' altar to your footsteps bending ) ...
... God knows , I cannot force love as you do : My words shall be as spotless as my youth , Full of simplicity and naked truth . ionic undertone This sacrifice ( whose sweet perfume descending , From Venus ' altar to your footsteps bending ) ...
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... gods decreed it is , We human creatures should enjoy that 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 ...
... gods decreed it is , We human creatures should enjoy that 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 ...
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... 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 that stern age counteth evil . Thee as a holy ...
... 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 that stern age counteth evil . Thee as a holy ...
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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