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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... Poor soldiers stand with fear of death dead - strooken , So at her presence all surprised and tooken , Await the sentence of her scornful eyes : He whom she favours lives , the other dies . There might you see one sigh , another rage ...
... Poor soldiers stand with fear of death dead - strooken , So at her presence all surprised and tooken , Await the sentence of her scornful eyes : He whom she favours lives , the other dies . There might you see one sigh , another rage ...
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... poor rich man , that starves himself , In heaping up a mass of drossy pelf , Than such as you : his golden earth remains , Which , after his decease , some other gains ; But this fair gem , sweet in the loss alone , When you fleet hence ...
... poor rich man , that starves himself , In heaping up a mass of drossy pelf , Than such as you : his golden earth remains , Which , after his decease , some other gains ; But this fair gem , sweet in the loss alone , When you fleet hence ...
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... poor soul , assays , Loving , not to love at all , and every part Strove to resist the motions of her 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 ...
... poor soul , assays , Loving , not to love at all , and every part Strove to resist the motions of her 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 ...
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... poor word , their hate to him was such . Hearken a while , and I will tell you why : Heaven's winged herald , Jove - born Mercury , The self - same day that he asleep had laid Enchanted Argus , spied a country maid , Whose careless hair ...
... poor word , their hate to him was such . Hearken a while , and I will tell you why : Heaven's winged herald , Jove - born Mercury , The self - same day that he asleep had laid Enchanted Argus , spied a country maid , Whose careless hair ...
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... poor , Gross gold from them runs headlong to the boor . Likewise the angry Sisters , thus deluded , To venge themselves on Hermes , have concluded That Midas ' brood shall sit in Honour's chair , To which the Muses ' sons are only heir ...
... poor , Gross gold from them runs headlong to the boor . Likewise the angry Sisters , thus deluded , To venge themselves on Hermes , have concluded That Midas ' brood shall sit in Honour's chair , To which the Muses ' sons are only heir ...
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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