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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... arms threw , And laid his childish head upon her breast , And , with still panting rocked , there took his rest . So lovely fair was Hero , Venus ' Nun , As Nature wept , thinking she was undone , Because she took more from her than she ...
... arms threw , And laid his childish head upon her breast , And , with still panting rocked , there took his rest . So lovely fair was Hero , Venus ' Nun , As Nature wept , thinking she was undone , Because she took more from her than she ...
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... to deceive a maid ? Ay me ! such words as these should I abhor , And yet I like them for the orator . ' With that , Leander stoop'd to have embrac'd her , But from his spreading arms away she cast her , 14 HERO AND LEANDER.
... to deceive a maid ? Ay me ! such words as these should I abhor , And yet I like them for the orator . ' With that , Leander stoop'd to have embrac'd her , But from his spreading arms away she cast her , 14 HERO AND LEANDER.
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Christopher Marlowe, George Chapman Garrett Mattingly. But from his spreading arms away she cast her , And thus ... arm , and for her mourn'd . Then towards the palace of the Destinies , Laden with 15 HERO AND LEANDER.
Christopher Marlowe, George Chapman Garrett Mattingly. But from his spreading arms away she cast her , And thus ... arm , and for her mourn'd . Then towards the palace of the Destinies , Laden with 15 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... arms he lock'd her fast , And then he woo'd with kisses , and at last , As shepherds do , her on the ground he laid , And , tumbling in the grass , he often stray'd Beyond the bounds of shame , in being bold To eye those parts which no ...
... arms he lock'd her fast , And then he woo'd with kisses , and at last , As shepherds do , her on the ground he laid , And , tumbling in the grass , he often stray'd Beyond the bounds of shame , in being bold To eye those parts which no ...
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... arms the purple riband wound , Wherewith she wreath'd her largely - spreading hair , Nor could the youth abstain , but he must wear The sacred ring wherewith she was endow'd , When first religious chastity she vow'd : Which made his ...
... arms the purple riband wound , Wherewith she wreath'd her largely - spreading hair , Nor could the youth abstain , but he must wear The sacred ring wherewith she was endow'd , When first religious chastity she vow'd : Which made his ...
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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