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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... thou art made for amorous play : Why art thou not in love , and lov'd of all ? Though thou be fair , yet be not thine own thrall . " The men of wealthy Sestos , every year , ( For his sake whom their goddess held so dear , Rose - cheek ...
... thou art made for amorous play : Why art thou not in love , and lov'd of all ? Though thou be fair , yet be not thine own thrall . " The men of wealthy Sestos , every year , ( For his sake whom their goddess held so dear , Rose - cheek ...
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... cheerful hope thus 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 ΙΟ HERO AND ...
... cheerful hope thus 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 ΙΟ HERO AND ...
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... thou in beauty dost exceed Love's mother . Nor heaven , nor thou , were made to gaze upon : As heaven preserves all things , so save thou one . A stately builded ship , well rigg'd and tall , The ocean maketh more majestical : Why vow'st ...
... thou in beauty dost exceed Love's mother . Nor heaven , nor thou , were made to gaze upon : As heaven preserves all things , so save thou one . A stately builded ship , well rigg'd and tall , The ocean maketh more majestical : Why vow'st ...
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... thou live single still ? one shalt thou be , Though never singling Hymen couple thee . Wild savages , that drink of running springs , Think water far excels all earthly things ; But they , that daily taste neat wine , despise it ...
... thou live single still ? one shalt thou be , Though never singling Hymen couple thee . Wild savages , that drink of running springs , Think water far excels all earthly things ; But they , that daily taste neat wine , despise it ...
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... thou that heedless oath ? " " To Venus , " answer'd she ; and , as she spake , Forth from those two tralucent cisterns brake A stream of liquid pearl , which down her face Made milk - white paths , whereon the gods might trace To Jove's ...
... thou that heedless oath ? " " To Venus , " answer'd she ; and , as she spake , Forth from those two tralucent cisterns brake A stream of liquid pearl , which down her face Made milk - white paths , whereon the gods might trace To Jove's ...
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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