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Hero and Leander
Book • 1909
"Hero and Leander" is an unfinished poem that tells the story of Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite, and Leander, a young man who falls in love with her.
Leander swims across the Hellespont every night to be with Hero, guided by a torch she holds aloft.
One stormy night, the torch is extinguished, and Leander drowns.
Hero, upon discovering his body, throws herself into the sea to join him.
The poem explores themes of love, beauty, and the power of fate.
Leander swims across the Hellespont every night to be with Hero, guided by a torch she holds aloft.
One stormy night, the torch is extinguished, and Leander drowns.
Hero, upon discovering his body, throws herself into the sea to join him.
The poem explores themes of love, beauty, and the power of fate.
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Mark Ford
Next Year on Close Readings: Realism, Nature, Narrative Poems and a history of London
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Mark Ford
Narrative Poems: 'Venus and Adonis' and 'The Rape of Lucrece' by William Shakespeare
Mentioned by
Mark Ford
Next Year on Close Readings: Realism, Nature, Narrative Poems and a history of London
Mentioned in reference to George Chapman completing it after Marlowe's death.
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