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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... gods nor men may thee deserve , Yet for her sake , whom you have vow'd to serve , Abandon fruitless cold virginity , The gentle queen of love's sole enemy . Then shall you most resemble Venus ' nun , When Venus ' sweet rites are perform ...
... gods nor men may thee deserve , Yet for her sake , whom you have vow'd to serve , Abandon fruitless cold virginity , The gentle queen of love's sole enemy . Then shall you most resemble Venus ' nun , When Venus ' sweet rites are perform ...
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... God knows , I play With Venus ' swans and sparrows all the day . A dwarfish beldam bears me company , That hops about the chamber where I lie , And spends the night , that might be better spent , In vain discourse and apish merriment ...
... God knows , I play With Venus ' swans and sparrows all the day . A dwarfish beldam bears me company , That hops about the chamber where I lie , And spends the night , that might be better spent , In vain discourse and apish merriment ...
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... god Enamour'd was , and with his snaky rod Did charm her nimble feet , and made her stay , The while upon a hillock down he lay , And sweetly on his pipe began to play , And with smooth speech her fancy to assay , Till in his twining ...
... god Enamour'd was , and with his snaky rod Did charm her nimble feet , and made her stay , The while upon a hillock down he lay , And sweetly on his pipe began to play , And with smooth speech her fancy to assay , Till in his twining ...
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... gods and men is feasted . He , ready to accomplish what she will'd , Stole some from Hebe ( Hebe Jove's cup fill'd ) , And gave it to his simple rustic love , Which being known as what is hid from Jove ? — He inly storm'd , and wax'd ...
... gods and men is feasted . He , ready to accomplish what she will'd , Stole some from Hebe ( Hebe Jove's cup fill'd ) , And gave it to his simple rustic love , Which being known as what is hid from Jove ? — He inly storm'd , and wax'd ...
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... god of 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 ...
... god of 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 ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abydos Alcmane altar amorous arms beauty Beauty's bliss blood bosom breast bride bright call'd chaste cheeks CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE colours confits countenance Cupid Cyclops dear death deeds delight Destinies doth earth embrac'd enamour'd enter'd Eucharis eyes face Fates fear feast FIFTH SESTIAD figur'd fire flame flew FOURTH SESTIAD gainst gentle GEORGE CHAPMAN goddess gods golden grace grief hair hand haste hate hath heart heaven Hellespont HERO AND LEANDER holy fire honour Hymen Jove kiss kiss'd Leucote light limb lips live look look'd lov'd Love's lovers maid maidenhead Marlowe Morpheus Musaeus naked naught Neptune never night nuptial nymph poor Proteus rites robe rude sacred sacrifice SECOND SESTIAD SESTIAD The Argument Sestos shin'd shine sight soul spake star stay'd stood striv'd sweet swim Teras thee thence THIRD SESTIAD thou thought torch turn'd unto us'd Venus view'd virgin virtue vow'd vows waves Wherewith Winds wish'd wrought youth