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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... painted fan of curled plumes let fall , Thinking to train Leander therewithal . He being a novice , knew not what she meant , But stay'd , and after her a letter sent ; Which joyful Hero answer'd in such sort , As he had hoped to scale ...
... painted fan of curled plumes let fall , Thinking to train Leander therewithal . He being a novice , knew not what she meant , But stay'd , and after her a letter sent ; Which joyful Hero answer'd in such sort , As he had hoped to scale ...
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... painted Moons , whose lights profane Beauty's true Heaven , at full still in their wane ; Those be the Lapwing faces that still cry , " Here ' tis ! " when that they vow is nothing nigh . Base fools ! when every moorish fowl can teach ...
... painted Moons , whose lights profane Beauty's true Heaven , at full still in their wane ; Those be the Lapwing faces that still cry , " Here ' tis ! " when that they vow is nothing nigh . Base fools ! when every moorish fowl can teach ...
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... painted all with joys , Such as might sweeten hell : his thoughts destroys All her destroying thoughts ; she thought she felt His heart in hers with her contentions melt , And chide her soul that it could so much err , To check the true ...
... painted all with joys , Such as might sweeten hell : his thoughts destroys All her destroying thoughts ; she thought she felt His heart in hers with her contentions melt , And chide her soul that it could so much err , To check the true ...
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... , Inflaming Hero's sacrifice With lightning darted from her eyes ; And thereof springs the painted beast That ever since taints every breast . THE FOURTH SESTIAD Now from Leander's place she rose , 45 . HERO AND LEANDER.
... , Inflaming Hero's sacrifice With lightning darted from her eyes ; And thereof springs the painted beast That ever since taints every breast . THE FOURTH SESTIAD Now from Leander's place she rose , 45 . HERO AND LEANDER.
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... painted Snakes . Her down - parts in a Scorpion's tail combin'd , Freckled with twenty colours : pied wings shin'd Out of her shoulders ; cloth had never dye , Nor sweeter colours never viewed eye , In scorching Turkey , Cares , Tartary ...
... painted Snakes . Her down - parts in a Scorpion's tail combin'd , Freckled with twenty colours : pied wings shin'd Out of her shoulders ; cloth had never dye , Nor sweeter colours never viewed eye , In scorching Turkey , Cares , Tartary ...
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Hero and Leander Professor George Chapman,Christopher Marlowe,Charles S Ricketts Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2015 |
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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