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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... hearts of those that near her stood . Even as , when guady Nymphs pursue the chase , Wretched Ixion's shaggy - footed race , Incens'd with savage heat , gallop amain From steep Pine - bearing mountains to the plain : So ran the people ...
... hearts of those that near her stood . Even as , when guady Nymphs pursue the chase , Wretched Ixion's shaggy - footed race , Incens'd with savage heat , gallop amain From steep Pine - bearing mountains to the plain : So ran the people ...
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... from his countenance blaz'd , Relenting Hero's gentle heart was strook , Such force and virtue hath an amorous look . It lies not in our power to love , or hate , For will in us is over - ruled by fate 9 HERO AND LEANDER.
... from his countenance blaz'd , Relenting Hero's gentle heart was strook , Such force and virtue hath an amorous look . It lies not in our power to love , or hate , For will in us is over - ruled by fate 9 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... hearts entangled , The air with sparks of living fire was spangled , And Night deep drench'd in misty Acheron , Heav'd up her head , and half the world upon Breath'd darkness forth ( dark night is Cupid's day ) And now begins Leander to ...
... hearts entangled , The air with sparks of living fire was spangled , And Night deep drench'd in misty Acheron , Heav'd up her head , and half the world upon Breath'd darkness forth ( dark night is Cupid's day ) And now begins Leander to ...
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... heart that thou hast wounded thus , Nor stain thy youthful years with avarice , Fair fools delight to be accounted nice . The richest corn dies , if it be not reapt ; Beauty alone is lost , too warily kept . " These arguments he us'd ...
... heart that thou hast wounded thus , Nor stain thy youthful years with avarice , Fair fools delight to be accounted nice . The richest corn dies , if it be not reapt ; Beauty alone is lost , too warily kept . " These arguments he us'd ...
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... heart ; And hands so pure , so innocent , nay such As might have made Heaven stoop to have a touch , Did she uphold to Venus , and again Vow'd spotless chastity ; but all in vain . Cupid beats down her prayers with his wings , Her vows ...
... heart ; And hands so pure , so innocent , nay such As might have made Heaven stoop to have a touch , Did she uphold to Venus , and again Vow'd spotless chastity ; but all in vain . Cupid beats down her prayers with his wings , Her vows ...
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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