The Reception of the Legend of Hero and LeanderA study of the literary reception of the love-story of Hero and Leander and its popularity from classical times to the present in different genres, from epigram to epic, and including drama, opera, burlesques and modern experimental works. |
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Contents
Constants and Questions | 1 |
Chapter 2 The Classical World | 24 |
the Middle Ages | 46 |
the Renaissance and After | 83 |
Chapter 5 Ballads Folk and Literary | 138 |
Reflections in the Lyric | 173 |
Chapter 7 The Challenge of Drama | 204 |
Grillparzer and After | 236 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abydos allusion Amor Aphrodite appeared Athamas ballad burlesque Büssel cantatas century Christine de Pizan cited classical comic death of Leander dramatic drowned early echo edition elements English epigram Ero e Leandro example extinguished Färber fate father final Franz Grillparzer French German goddess gods Greek Grillparzer Grillparzer’s Hellespont Hero and Leander Héro et Léandre Hero’s Heroides high priest Ianthe Jellinek Kaspar von Barth Klymenos Königskinder lamp later Latin Leander swims letter light lines literary London lovers lyric Marlowe Marlowe’s Martial medieval modern Montiglio motif Moya del Baño Musaeus Musaios narrative Naukleros Neptune night nurse opera Ovid Ovid’s Ovidian pair Phrixos play poem poet poetic presented priestess prose refers rhymed role scene Schiller Sestos sexual song sonnet Spanish storm story strophe tale tells temple theme tion told torch tradition tragedy tragic translation Venus verse waves writers young
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Reception of the Legend of Hero and Leander Brill's Companions to Classical Reception |
| Author | Brian Oliver Murdoch |
| Publisher | BRILL, 2019 |
| ISBN | 900440094X, 9789004400948 |
| Length | 424 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical |
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