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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... held so dear , Rose - cheek'd Adonis ) kept a solemn feast . Thither resorted many a wandering guest , To meet their loves ; such as had none at all , Came lovers home from this great festival . For every street like to a Firmament ...
... held so dear , Rose - cheek'd Adonis ) kept a solemn feast . Thither resorted many a wandering guest , To meet their loves ; such as had none at all , Came lovers home from this great festival . For every street like to a Firmament ...
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... held . Jewels being lost are found again ; this never , ' Tis lost but once , and once lost , lost for ever . Now had the Morn espied her lover's steeds , Whereat she starts , puts on her purple weeds , And red for anger that he stay'd ...
... held . Jewels being lost are found again ; this never , ' Tis lost but once , and once lost , lost for ever . Now had the Morn espied her lover's steeds , Whereat she starts , puts on her purple weeds , And red for anger that he stay'd ...
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... circle Love writ all his charms , And made his characters sweet Hero's limbs , When on his breast's warm sea she sideling swims . And as those arms , held up in circle , met , He said , " See , sister , Hero's Carquenet 34 HERO AND LEANDER.
... circle Love writ all his charms , And made his characters sweet Hero's limbs , When on his breast's warm sea she sideling swims . And as those arms , held up in circle , met , He said , " See , sister , Hero's Carquenet 34 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... held it for a very silly sleight , To make a perfect metal counterfeit ; Glad to disclaim herself , proud of an Art That makes the face a Pandar to the heart . Those be the painted Moons , whose lights profane Beauty's true Heaven , at ...
... held it for a very silly sleight , To make a perfect metal counterfeit ; Glad to disclaim herself , proud of an Art That makes the face a Pandar to the heart . Those be the painted Moons , whose lights profane Beauty's true Heaven , at ...
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... held all her sight ; But , like an embryon that saw never light , Or like a scorched statue made a coal With three - wing'd lightning , or a wretched soul Muffled with endless darkness , she did sit : The night had never such a heavy ...
... held all her sight ; But , like an embryon that saw never light , Or like a scorched statue made a coal With three - wing'd lightning , or a wretched soul Muffled with endless darkness , she did sit : The night had never such a heavy ...
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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