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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... Amorous Leander , beautiful and young , ( Whose tragedy divine Musaeus sung , ) Dwelt at Abydos ; since him dwelt there none For whom succeeding times make greater moan . His dangling tresses , that were never shorn , Had they been cut ...
... Amorous Leander , beautiful and young , ( Whose tragedy divine Musaeus sung , ) Dwelt at Abydos ; since him dwelt there none For whom succeeding times make greater moan . His dangling tresses , that were never shorn , Had they been cut ...
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... 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'd Adonis ) kept a ...
... 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'd Adonis ) kept a ...
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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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... 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 might mount the higher . Now wax'd she jealous lest his love abated , Fearing her own thoughts made her ...
... 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 might mount the higher . Now wax'd she jealous lest his love abated , Fearing her own thoughts made her ...
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... As pitying these lovers , downward creeps ; So that in silence of the cloudy night , Though it was morning , did he take his flight . But what the secret trusty night conceal'd , Leander's amorous 23 HERO AND LEANDER.
... As pitying these lovers , downward creeps ; So that in silence of the cloudy night , Though it was morning , did he take his flight . But what the secret trusty night conceal'd , Leander's amorous 23 HERO AND LEANDER.
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Abydos Alcmane 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 fear feast figur'd fire flame flew FOURTH SESTIAD gainst GEORGE CHAPMAN goddess gods golden grace hair hand hath heart heaven held hell Hellespont HERO AND LEANDER Hero's sacrifice holy holy fire honour Hymen iron thunders Jove joys kiss kiss'd 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 youth