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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... torches , music , feasts , and greatest men : So Hymen look'd , that even the chastest mind He mov'd to join in joys of sacred kind ; For only now his chin's first down consorted His head's rich fleece , in golden curls contorted ; And ...
... torches , music , feasts , and greatest men : So Hymen look'd , that even the chastest mind He mov'd to join in joys of sacred kind ; For only now his chin's first down consorted His head's rich fleece , in golden curls contorted ; And ...
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... Torches by ; For light was held a happy Augury Of generation , whose efficient right Is nothing else but to produce to light . The odd disparent number they did choose , To show the union married loves should use , Since in two equal ...
... Torches by ; For light was held a happy Augury Of generation , whose efficient right Is nothing else but to produce to light . The odd disparent number they did choose , To show the union married loves should use , Since in two equal ...
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... Torch - bearer did stand ; A painted box of confits in her hand The Matron held , and so did other some That compass'd round the honour'd nuptial room . The custom was that every maid did wear , During her maidenhead , a silken Sphere ...
... Torch - bearer did stand ; A painted box of confits in her hand The Matron held , and so did other some That compass'd round the honour'd nuptial room . The custom was that every maid did wear , During her maidenhead , a silken Sphere ...
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... outfacing face ; And all thy crowned flames command For torches to our nuptial grace ! Love calls to war ; Sighs his alarms , Lips his swords are , The fields his arms . No need have we of factious Day , To cast 70 HERO AND LEANDER.
... outfacing face ; And all thy crowned flames command For torches to our nuptial grace ! Love calls to war ; Sighs his alarms , Lips his swords are , The fields his arms . No need have we of factious Day , To cast 70 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... torch blown out , grief casts her down Upon her love , and both doth drown : In whose just ruth the god of seas Transforms them to th Acanthides . " THE SIXTH SESTIAD No longer could the day nor Destinies 73 HERO AND LEANDER THE SIXTH ...
... torch blown out , grief casts her down Upon her love , and both doth drown : In whose just ruth the god of seas Transforms them to th Acanthides . " THE SIXTH SESTIAD No longer could the day nor Destinies 73 HERO AND LEANDER THE SIXTH ...
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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