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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... wish'd his arms might be her sphere ; Grief makes her pale , because she moves not there . His body was as straight as Circe's wand ; Jove might have sipt out nectar from his hand . Even as delicious meat is to the tast , So 6 HERO AND ...
... wish'd his arms might be her sphere ; Grief makes her pale , because she moves not there . His body was as straight as Circe's wand ; Jove might have sipt out nectar from his hand . Even as delicious meat is to the tast , So 6 HERO AND ...
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... wish'd , albeit not from her heart , That he would leave her turret and depart . The mirthful god of amorous pleasure smil'd To see how he this captive Nymph beguil'd ; For hitherto he did but fan the fire , And kept it down that it ...
... wish'd , albeit not from her heart , That he would leave her turret and depart . The mirthful god of amorous pleasure smil'd To see how he this captive Nymph beguil'd ; For hitherto he did but fan the fire , And kept it down that it ...
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... wish'd this night were never done , And sigh'd to think upon th ' approaching sun ; For much it griev'd her that the bright day - light Should know the pleasure of this blessed night , And them , like Mars and Erycine , display Both in ...
... wish'd this night were never done , And sigh'd to think upon th ' approaching sun ; For much it griev'd her that the bright day - light Should know the pleasure of this blessed night , And them , like Mars and Erycine , display Both in ...
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... wish'd their mother slain ; She hates their lives , and they their own and hers : Such strife still grows where sin the race prefers . Love is a golden bubble , full of dreams , That waking breaks , and fills us with extremes . She mus ...
... wish'd their mother slain ; She hates their lives , and they their own and hers : Such strife still grows where sin the race prefers . Love is a golden bubble , full of dreams , That waking breaks , and fills us with extremes . She mus ...
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... wish'd he were Turn'd to his place , so his place were Leander . " Ay me , " said she , " that love's sweet life and sense Should do it harm ! my love had not gone hence , Had he been like his place : O blessed place , Image of ...
... wish'd he were Turn'd to his place , so his place were Leander . " Ay me , " said she , " that love's sweet life and sense Should do it harm ! my love had not gone hence , Had he been like his place : O blessed place , Image of ...
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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