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Hero and Leander

By Christopher Marlowe

2020-04-14 20:07:05

Hero and Leander is a poem by Christopher Marlowe that retells the Greek myth of Hero and Leander. After Marlowe's untimely death it was completed by George Chapman. The minor poet Henry Petowe published an alternative completion to the poem. The poe ... Read more
Hero and Leander is a poem by Christopher Marlowe that retells the Greek myth of Hero and Leander. After Marlowe's untimely death it was completed by George Chapman. The minor poet Henry Petowe published an alternative completion to the poem. The poem was first published posthumously, five years after Marlowe's demise. Less

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File size41.423 KB
Print pages24
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2018-11-10
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1115574440
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Christopher Marlowe
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Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe (baptized 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593), was an English playwright, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan...

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