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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... gold , Such as the world would wonder to behold : Those with sweet water oft her handmaid fills , Which , as she went ... golden fleece . Fair Cynthia wish'd his arms might be her sphere ; Grief makes her pale , because she moves not ...
... gold , Such as the world would wonder to behold : Those with sweet water oft her handmaid fills , Which , as she went ... golden fleece . Fair Cynthia wish'd his arms might be her sphere ; Grief makes her pale , because she moves not ...
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... golden head , And thus Leander was enamoured . Stone still he stood , and evermore he gazed , Till with the fire that from his countenance blaz'd , Relenting Hero's gentle heart was strook , Such force and virtue hath an amorous look ...
... golden head , And thus Leander was enamoured . Stone still he stood , and evermore he gazed , Till with the fire that from his countenance blaz'd , Relenting Hero's gentle heart was strook , Such force and virtue hath an amorous look ...
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... golden strings all women are , Which long time lie untouch'd , will harshly jar . Vessels of brass oft handled , brightly shine , What difference betwixt the richest mine And basest mould , but use ? for both , not us'd , Are of like ...
... golden strings all women are , Which long time lie untouch'd , will harshly jar . Vessels of brass oft handled , brightly shine , What difference betwixt the richest mine And basest mould , but use ? for both , not us'd , Are of like ...
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... golden earth remains , Which , after his decease , some other gains ; But this fair gem , sweet in the loss alone , When you fleet hence , can be bequeath'd to none . Or , if it could , down from th ' enamell'd sky All heaven would come ...
... golden earth remains , Which , after his decease , some other gains ; But this fair gem , sweet in the loss alone , When you fleet hence , can be bequeath'd to none . Or , if it could , down from th ' enamell'd sky All heaven would come ...
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... golden hook , The more she striv'd , the deeper was she strook . Yet , evilly feigning anger , strove she still , And would be thought to grant against her will . So having paus'd a while , at last she said : " Who taught thee rhetoric ...
... golden hook , The more she striv'd , the deeper was she strook . Yet , evilly feigning anger , strove she still , And would be thought to grant against her will . So having paus'd a while , at last she said : " Who taught thee rhetoric ...
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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