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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... ? for both , not us'd , Are of like worth . Then treasure is abus'd , When misers keep it ; being put to loan , In time it will return us two for one . 30 Rich robes , themselves and others do adorn , Neither II HERO AND LEANDER.
... ? for both , not us'd , Are of like worth . Then treasure is abus'd , When misers keep it ; being put to loan , In time it will return us two for one . 30 Rich robes , themselves and others do adorn , Neither II HERO AND LEANDER.
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... us'd , and many more ; Wherewith she yielded , that was won before . Hero's looks yielded , but her words made war , Women are won when they begin to jar . Thus , having swallow'd Cupid's golden hook , The more she striv'd , the deeper ...
... us'd , and many more ; Wherewith she yielded , that was won before . Hero's looks yielded , but her words made war , Women are won when they begin to jar . Thus , having swallow'd Cupid's golden hook , The more she striv'd , the deeper ...
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... us'd such cunning , As she , to hear his tale , left off her running . 419 ( Maids are not won by brutish force and might But speeches full of pleasure , and delight . ) And , knowing Hermes courted her , was glad That she such ...
... us'd such cunning , As she , to hear his tale , left off her running . 419 ( Maids are not won by brutish force and might But speeches full of pleasure , and delight . ) And , knowing Hermes courted her , was glad That she such ...
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... ; Being us'd aright , the use of time is Fate . Yet did the gentle flood transfer once more This prize of love home to his father's shore , Where he unlades himself of that false wealth That makes 33 HERO AND LEANDER.
... ; Being us'd aright , the use of time is Fate . Yet did the gentle flood transfer once more This prize of love home to his father's shore , Where he unlades himself of that false wealth That makes 33 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... us'd t ' exhibit private Sacrifice : Those would she offer to the Deities Of her fair Goddess and her powerful son , As relics of her late - felt passion ; And in that holy sort she vow'd to end them , In hope her violent fancies , that ...
... us'd t ' exhibit private Sacrifice : Those would she offer to the Deities Of her fair Goddess and her powerful son , As relics of her late - felt passion ; And in that holy sort she vow'd to end them , In hope her violent fancies , that ...
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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