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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... limb , And up again , and close beside him swim , And talk of love / Leander made reply ,, " You are deceiv'd ; I am no woman , I ' Thereat smil'd Neptune , and then told a tale , How that a shepherd , sitting in a vale , Play'd with a ...
... limb , And up again , and close beside him swim , And talk of love / Leander made reply ,, " You are deceiv'd ; I am no woman , I ' Thereat smil'd Neptune , and then told a tale , How that a shepherd , sitting in a vale , Play'd with a ...
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... sights as this to tender maids are rare ; And ran into the dark herself to hide , Rich jewels in the dark are soonest spied . Unto her was he led , or rather drawn By those white limbs which sparkled through the lawn . 27 . HERO AND ...
... sights as this to tender maids are rare ; And ran into the dark herself to hide , Rich jewels in the dark are soonest spied . Unto her was he led , or rather drawn By those white limbs which sparkled through the lawn . 27 . HERO AND ...
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Christopher Marlowe, George Chapman Garrett Mattingly. By those white limbs which sparkled through the lawn ... limb did as a soldier stout , Defend the fort , and keep the foeman out ; For though the rising ivory mount he scal ...
Christopher Marlowe, George Chapman Garrett Mattingly. By those white limbs which sparkled through the lawn ... limb did as a soldier stout , Defend the fort , and keep the foeman out ; For though the rising ivory mount he scal ...
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... limbs , That , this word gilt including double sense , The double guilt of his Incontinence Might be express'd , that had no stay t ' employ The treasure which the Love - god let him joy In his dear Hero , with such sacred thrift As had ...
... limbs , That , this word gilt including double sense , The double guilt of his Incontinence Might be express'd , that had no stay t ' employ The treasure which the Love - god let him joy In his dear Hero , with such sacred thrift As had ...
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... Love writ all his charms , And made his characters sweet Hero's limbs , When on his breast's warm sea she sideling swims . And as those arms , held up in circle , met , V He said , " See , sister , Hero's 34 HERO AND LEANDER.
... Love writ all his charms , And made his characters sweet Hero's limbs , When on his breast's warm sea she sideling swims . And as those arms , held up in circle , met , V He said , " See , sister , Hero's 34 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