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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... rude pen Can hardly blazen forth the loves of men , Much less of powerful gods : let it suffice That my slack Muse sings of Leander's eyes ; Those orient cheeks and lips , exceeding his That leapt into the water for a kiss Of his own ...
... rude pen Can hardly blazen forth the loves of men , Much less of powerful gods : let it suffice That my slack Muse sings of Leander's eyes ; Those orient cheeks and lips , exceeding his That leapt into the water for a kiss Of his own ...
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... he accosted her . " Fair creature , let me speak without offence : I would my rude words had the influence To lead thy thoughts as thy fair looks do mine ! Then shouldst thou be his prisoner , who is thine 10 HERO AND LEANDER.
... he accosted her . " Fair creature , let me speak without offence : I would my rude words had the influence To lead thy thoughts as thy fair looks do mine ! Then shouldst thou be his prisoner , who is thine 10 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... rude in love and raw , Long dallying with Hero , nothing saw That might delight him more , yet he suspected Some amorous rites or other were neglected . 1 Therefore unto his body hers he clung , She , fearing on the rushes to be flung ...
... rude in love and raw , Long dallying with Hero , nothing saw That might delight him more , yet he suspected Some amorous rites or other were neglected . 1 Therefore unto his body hers he clung , She , fearing on the rushes to be flung ...
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... moans to such delightsome harmony ? Shall slick - tongu'd Fame , patch'd up with voices rude , The drunken bastard of the multitude , ( Begot when father Judgment is away , And , gossip - like , says because others say 41 HERO AND LEANDER.
... moans to such delightsome harmony ? Shall slick - tongu'd Fame , patch'd up with voices rude , The drunken bastard of the multitude , ( Begot when father Judgment is away , And , gossip - like , says because others say 41 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... rude contempt of art and industry . Scarce could she work , but , in her strength of thought , She fear'd she prick'd Leander as she wrought , And oft would shriek so , that her guardian frighted , Would staring haste , as with some ...
... rude contempt of art and industry . Scarce could she work , but , in her strength of thought , She fear'd she prick'd Leander as she wrought , And oft would shriek so , that her guardian frighted , Would staring haste , as with some ...
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Hero and Leander Professor George Chapman,Christopher Marlowe,Charles S Ricketts Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2015 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abydos Alcmane altar amorous arms beauty Beauty's bliss blood bosom breast 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 rich 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