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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... sight ? He kneel'd , but unto her devoutly pray'd ; Chaste Hero to herself thus softly said : " Were I the saint he worships , I would hear him ; " And as she spake those words , came somewhat near him . He started up , she blush'd as ...
... sight ? He kneel'd , but unto her devoutly pray'd ; Chaste Hero to herself thus softly said : " Were I the saint he worships , I would hear him ; " And as she spake those words , came somewhat near him . He started up , she blush'd as ...
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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 LEANDER.
... 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 LEANDER.
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... sight display'd , Whence his admiring eyes more pleasure took Than Dis , on heaps of gold fixing his look . By this , Apollo's golden harp began To sound forth music to the Ocean ; Which watchful Hesperus no sooner heard , But he the ...
... sight display'd , Whence his admiring eyes more pleasure took Than Dis , on heaps of gold fixing his look . By this , Apollo's golden harp began To sound forth music to the Ocean ; Which watchful Hesperus no sooner heard , But he the ...
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... sight's powers communicated be , So to all objects that in compass came Of any sense he had , his senses ' flame Flow'd from his parts with force so virtual , It fir'd with sense things mere insensual . Now ( with warm baths and odours ...
... sight's powers communicated be , So to all objects that in compass came Of any sense he had , his senses ' flame Flow'd from his parts with force so virtual , It fir'd with sense things mere insensual . Now ( with warm baths and odours ...
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... sight made live , her absence die . A rich disparent Pentacle she wears , ters . Drawn full of circles and strange characters . Her face was changeable to every eye ; One way look'd ill , another graciously ; Which while men view'd ...
... sight made live , her absence die . A rich disparent Pentacle she wears , ters . Drawn full of circles and strange characters . Her face was changeable to every eye ; One way look'd ill , another graciously ; Which while men view'd ...
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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