| Description |
1 online resource (109 pages). |
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Christopher Marlowe anthology |
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Christopher Marlowe anthology.
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BiblioBoard Core module.
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| Note |
"This book ... was begun at the Vale in November MDCCCXCIII and finished in February MDCCCXCIV ... Of this edition only two hundred and twenty copies exist ... The printing is by the Ballantyne Press, London and Edinburgh." |
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Bound in art vellum, stamped in gold. |
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Original document: Book. |
| Summary |
Hero and Leander is a poetic retelling of a classic Greek legend. The poem relates a story of forbidden love in which Greek gods intervene to unite the two lovers. Hero and Leander was unfinished at the time of Christopher Marlowe's death, but was completed posthumously by George Chapman. No one is entirely sure how Marlowe himself would have finished it, but the sections that he was able to complete are notable for their unique use of verse and their lyrical beauty. Marlowe's poetic output was minimal, owing to his short life and emphasis on drama, but his position in the canon of English poetry has been cemented, thanks largely to the quality of this single, unfinished work. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
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Leander (Greek mythology) -- Poetry.
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Hero (Greek mythology) -- Poetry.
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| Added Author |
Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957, former owner. DLC
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Chapman, George, 1559?-1634.
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Vale Press.
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Ballantyne Press.
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Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
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Pforzheimer Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
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