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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... moves His worthy love - suit , and attains ; Whose bliss the wrath of Fates restrains For Cupid's grace to Mercury ; Which tale the author doth imply . HERO AND LEANDER THE FIRST SESTIAD On Hellespont guilty of THE FIRST SESTIAD ...
... moves His worthy love - suit , and attains ; Whose bliss the wrath of Fates restrains For Cupid's grace to Mercury ; Which tale the author doth imply . HERO AND LEANDER THE FIRST SESTIAD On Hellespont guilty of THE FIRST SESTIAD ...
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... from his countenance blaz'd , Relenting Hero's gentle heart was strook , Such force and virtue hath an amorous look . It lies not in our power to love , or hate , For will in us is over - ruled by fate 9 HERO AND LEANDER.
... from his countenance blaz'd , Relenting Hero's gentle heart was strook , Such force and virtue hath an amorous look . It lies not in our power to love , or hate , For will in us is over - ruled by fate 9 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... fate . When two are stript long ere the course begin , We wish that one should lose , the other win . And one especially do we affect , Of two gold ingots like in each respect ; The reason no man knows , let it suffice , What we behold ...
... fate . When two are stript long ere the course begin , We wish that one should lose , the other win . And one especially do we affect , Of two gold ingots like in each respect ; The reason no man knows , let it suffice , What we behold ...
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... Fate , Will amount aloft , and enter heaven's gate , And to the seat of Jove itself advance , Hermes had slept in hell with ignorance ; Yet , as a punishment , they added this , That he and Poverty should always kiss ; And to this day ...
... Fate , Will amount aloft , and enter heaven's gate , And to the seat of Jove itself advance , Hermes had slept in hell with ignorance ; Yet , as a punishment , they added this , That he and Poverty should always kiss ; And to this day ...
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... encroaching guile keeps learning down . Then muse not Cupid's suit no better sped , Seeing in their loves the Fates were injured . The end of the first Sestiad . THE SECOND SESTIAD The Argument of the Second Sestiad . 19 HERO AND LEANDER.
... encroaching guile keeps learning down . Then muse not Cupid's suit no better sped , Seeing in their loves the Fates were injured . The end of the first Sestiad . THE SECOND SESTIAD The Argument of the Second Sestiad . 19 HERO AND LEANDER.
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Abydos Alcmane Altar amorous arms Atheism Beauty's blood bosom breast bright bullrushes call'd chaste CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE colours conceits countenance Cupid dear death deeds deity delight Dissembling doth earth Eucharis eyes face fair fair ladies Fates feast figur'd fire flame flew FOURTH SESTIAD gainst GEORGE CHAPMAN goddess gods golden grace hair hand hath heart heaven held hell Hellespont Hero HERO AND LEANDER Hero's sacrifice holy holy fire honour Hymen iron thunders Jove joys kiss kiss'd Leander Leucote light limb live look look'd lov'd love's lovers maid maidenhead Marlowe Musaeus naked naught neck Neptune never night nuptial nymph Peristera pierc'd rites robe rude sacred scarf scrip secret fire sense SESTIAD The Argument Sestos shin'd shine shriek sight slain soul spake spirits star stay'd stood striv'd sweet swim thee thence thou thought torch tower turn'd us'd Venus view'd virgin virtue vow'd vows waves wish'd wrought