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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... hands , they were so white . Buskins of shells , all silver'd , used she , And branch'd with blushing coral to the knee ; Where sparrows perch'd , of hollow pearl and ... hand . Even as delicious meat is to the tast , So 6 HERO AND LEANDER.
... hands , they were so white . Buskins of shells , all silver'd , used she , And branch'd with blushing coral to the knee ; Where sparrows perch'd , of hollow pearl and ... hand . Even as delicious meat is to the tast , So 6 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... hand , light - headed Bacchus hung , And with the other , wine from grapes out - wrung . Of crystal shining fair , the pavement was , The town of Sestos call'd it Venus ' glass : There might you see the gods in sundry shapes ...
... hand , light - headed Bacchus hung , And with the other , wine from grapes out - wrung . Of crystal shining fair , the pavement was , The town of Sestos call'd it Venus ' glass : There might you see the gods in sundry shapes ...
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... hand , in touching it she trembled , Love deeply grounded , hardly is dissembled ; These lovers parleyed by the touch of hands , True love is mute , and oft amazed stands . Thus while dumb signs their yielding hearts entangled , The air ...
... hand , in touching it she trembled , Love deeply grounded , hardly is dissembled ; These lovers parleyed by the touch of hands , True love is mute , and oft amazed stands . Thus while dumb signs their yielding hearts entangled , The air ...
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... hand , and wept , Saying , " Let your vows and promises be kept . " Then standing at the door , she turn'd about , As loathe to see Leander going out . And now the sun , that through th ' horizon peeps , As pitying these lovers ...
... hand , and wept , Saying , " Let your vows and promises be kept . " Then standing at the door , she turn'd about , As loathe to see Leander going out . And now the sun , that through th ' horizon peeps , As pitying these lovers ...
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... hand hit , As meaning to be veng'd for darting it . When this fresh - bleeding wound Leander view'd , His colour went and came , as if he ru'd The grief which Neptune felt . In gentle breasts Relenting thoughts , remorse , and pity ...
... hand hit , As meaning to be veng'd for darting it . When this fresh - bleeding wound Leander view'd , His colour went and came , as if he ru'd The grief which Neptune felt . In gentle breasts Relenting thoughts , remorse , and pity ...
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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