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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... hair , And offer'd as a dower his burning throne , Where she should sit , for men to gaze upon . The outside of her garments were of lawn , The lining purple silk , with gilt stars drawn , Her wide sleeves green , and border'd with a ...
... hair , And offer'd as a dower his burning throne , Where she should sit , for men to gaze upon . The outside of her garments were of lawn , The lining purple silk , with gilt stars drawn , Her wide sleeves green , and border'd with a ...
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... hair , instead of pearl t'adorn it , Glister'd with dew , as one that seem'd to scorn it ; Her breath as fragrant as the morning rose ; Her mind pure , and her tongue untaught to glose . Yet proud she was ( for lofty pride that dwells ...
... hair , instead of pearl t'adorn it , Glister'd with dew , as one that seem'd to scorn it ; Her breath as fragrant as the morning rose ; Her mind pure , and her tongue untaught to glose . Yet proud she was ( for lofty pride that dwells ...
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... hair , Nor could the youth abstain , but he must wear The sacred ring wherewith she was endow'd , When first religious chastity she vow'd : Which made his love through Sestos to be known , And thence unto Abydos sooner blown Than he ...
... hair , Nor could the youth abstain , but he must wear The sacred ring wherewith she was endow'd , When first religious chastity she vow'd : Which made his love through Sestos to be known , And thence unto Abydos sooner blown Than he ...
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... hair to her bright feet extended , By which hung all the bench of Deities ; And in a chain , compact of ears and eyes , She led Religion : all her body was Clear and transparent as the purest glass , For she was all presented to the ...
... hair to her bright feet extended , By which hung all the bench of Deities ; And in a chain , compact of ears and eyes , She led Religion : all her body was Clear and transparent as the purest glass , For she was all presented to the ...
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... hair , And spread her mantle piece - meal in the air . Like Jove's son's club , strong passion struck her down And with a piteous shriek enforc'd her swoun : Her shriek made with another shriek ascend The frighted matron that on her did ...
... hair , And spread her mantle piece - meal in the air . Like Jove's son's club , strong passion struck her down And with a piteous shriek enforc'd her swoun : Her shriek made with another shriek ascend The frighted matron that on her did ...
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Hero and Leander Professor George Chapman,Christopher Marlowe,Charles S Ricketts Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2015 |
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