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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... kind of granting , put him by it , And ever , as he thought himself most nigh it , Like to the tree of Tantalus , she fled , And seeming lavish , sav'd her maidenhead . Ne'er king more sought to keep his diadem , Than Hero this ...
... kind of granting , put him by it , And ever , as he thought himself most nigh it , Like to the tree of Tantalus , she fled , And seeming lavish , sav'd her maidenhead . Ne'er king more sought to keep his diadem , Than Hero this ...
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... kind , As for his love both earth and heaven pin'd ; That of the cooling river durst not drink , Lest water - nymphs should pull him from the brink . And when he sported in the fragrant lawns , Goat - footed Satyrs and up - staring ...
... kind , As for his love both earth and heaven pin'd ; That of the cooling river durst not drink , Lest water - nymphs should pull him from the brink . And when he sported in the fragrant lawns , Goat - footed Satyrs and up - staring ...
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... kind of twlight break , which through the air , As from an orient cloud , glimpse here and there ; And round about the chamber this false morn Brought forth the day before the day was born . So Hero's ruddy cheek Hero betray'd , And her ...
... kind of twlight break , which through the air , As from an orient cloud , glimpse here and there ; And round about the chamber this false morn Brought forth the day before the day was born . So Hero's ruddy cheek Hero betray'd , And her ...
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... kind , Directed with an earth - exempted mind ; - Who thinks not heaven with such a love is given ? And who , like earth , would spend that dower of heaven , With rank desire to joy it all at first ? What simply kills our hunger ...
... kind , Directed with an earth - exempted mind ; - Who thinks not heaven with such a love is given ? And who , like earth , would spend that dower of heaven , With rank desire to joy it all at first ? What simply kills our hunger ...
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... kind Hermione , ( Who on the shore kneel'd , praying to the sea For his return , ) he all Love's goods did show , In Hero seis'd for him , in him for Hero . His most kind sister all his secrets knew , And to her , singing , like a ...
... kind Hermione , ( Who on the shore kneel'd , praying to the sea For his return , ) he all Love's goods did show , In Hero seis'd for him , in him for Hero . His most kind sister all his secrets knew , And to her , singing , like a ...
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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