{"product_id":"hero-and-leander-and-other-poems","title":"Hero and Leander and Other Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e**English:** 'Hero and Leander' is a celebrated narrative poem penned by Christopher Marlowe, renowned for its lyrical beauty and tragic tale. Set in ancient Greece, it tells the story of Hero, a priestess of Venus, and Leander, a young man from Abydos. Their passionate love leads Leander to swim across the Hellespont nightly to be with Hero, who lights a beacon to guide him. However, fate intervenes, as a storm extinguishes the light, and in his despair, Leander drowns. Marlowe's vivid imagery and eloquent language capture the intensity of their love and the inevitability of tragedy. This poem, alongside other works in Marlowe's collection, reveals his mastery of verse and thematic depth, making 'Hero and Leander' a timeless exploration of love, longing, and loss. **Latin:** 'Hero et Leander' est celeber poema narrative a Christophoro Marlowe conscriptum, notum pro sua pulchritudine lyrica et fabula tragica. In antiqua Graecia posita, narrat fabulam Hero, sacerdotem Veneris, et Leandrum, iuvenem Abydi. Eorum amor fervens facit ut Leander nocte Hellespontum natet ad Hero, quae facem ut eum ducat accendit. At fata intercedunt, cum procella lucem extinguit, et in desperatione, Leander submergit. Imagines vividis et lingua eloquenti Marlowe intensitatem amoris eorum et inevitabilitatem tragedy capiunt. Hoc poema, una cum aliis in collectione Marlowe, eius magistratum versuum et profunditatem thematum revelat, 'Hero et Leander' temporis explorationem amoris, desiderii, et iacturae efficit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Booksclassic","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":67419145830704,"sku":"9609441397192","price":6.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/hero-and-leander-and-other-poems","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}