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  1. The myth of Hero and Leander
    the history and reception of an enduring Greek legend
    Author: Montiglio, Silvia
    Published: 2017
    Publisher:  I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, London, England ; Bloomsbury Publishing

    "Hero and Leander are the protagonists in a classical tale of epic but tragic love. Hero lives secluded in a tower on the European shore of the Hellespont, and Leander on the opposite side of the passage. Since they cannot hope to marry, the couple... more

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    Location:
    Universität Potsdam, Universitätsbibliothek
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    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    "Hero and Leander are the protagonists in a classical tale of epic but tragic love. Hero lives secluded in a tower on the European shore of the Hellespont, and Leander on the opposite side of the passage. Since they cannot hope to marry, the couple resolves to meet in secret: each night he swims across to her, guided by the light of her torch. But the time comes when a winter storm kills both the light and Leander. At dawn, Hero sees her lover's mangled body washed ashore, and so hurls herself from the tower to meet him in death. Silvia Montiglio here shows how and why this affecting story has proved to be one of the most popular and perennial mythologies in the history of the West. Discussing its singular drama, danger, pathos and eroticism, the author explores the origin of the legend and its rich and varied afterlives. She shows how it was used by Greek and Latin writers; how it developed in the Middle Ages - notably in the writings of Christine de Pizan - and Renaissance; how it inspired Byron to swim the Dardanelles; and how it has lived on in representations by artists including Rubens and Frederic Leighton."-- Introduction -- 1. Seduction, love and athleticism: Leander (and Hero) in Roman literature and culture -- 2. Musaeus' Hero and Leander, or 'love against the world' -- 3. Lustful fornicators or courtly lovers? the legend in medieval European literature -- 4. The tale as Musaeus told it: Hero and Leander in medieval Greek literature and the diffusion of Musaeus' poem in Europe -- Epilogue:

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 1784539562; 1786722909; 1786732904; 9781784539566; 9781786722904; 9781786732903; 9781350988941
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    Edition: First edition
    Series: Library of classical studies (LCS) ; 19
    Subjects: Leander (Greek mythology); Hero (Greek mythology)
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 284 pages), illustrations
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-276) and index

    Also available in print.
  2. The myth of Hero and Leander
    the history and reception of an enduring Greek legend
    Author: Montiglio, Silvia
    Published: 2017; 2019
    Publisher:  I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, London, England ; Bloomsbury Publishing

    "Hero and Leander are the protagonists in a classical tale of epic but tragic love. Hero lives secluded in a tower on the European shore of the Hellespont, and Leander on the opposite side of the passage. Since they cannot hope to marry, the couple... more

    Access:
    Resolving-System (lizenzpflichtig)

    Location:
    Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt / Zentrale
    Inter-library loan:
    No inter-library loan

    Location:
    Universität Potsdam, Universitätsbibliothek
    Inter-library loan:
    No inter-library loan

     

    "Hero and Leander are the protagonists in a classical tale of epic but tragic love. Hero lives secluded in a tower on the European shore of the Hellespont, and Leander on the opposite side of the passage. Since they cannot hope to marry, the couple resolves to meet in secret: each night he swims across to her, guided by the light of her torch. But the time comes when a winter storm kills both the light and Leander. At dawn, Hero sees her lover's mangled body washed ashore, and so hurls herself from the tower to meet him in death. Silvia Montiglio here shows how and why this affecting story has proved to be one of the most popular and perennial mythologies in the history of the West. Discussing its singular drama, danger, pathos and eroticism, the author explores the origin of the legend and its rich and varied afterlives. She shows how it was used by Greek and Latin writers; how it developed in the Middle Ages - notably in the writings of Christine de Pizan - and Renaissance; how it inspired Byron to swim the Dardanelles; and how it has lived on in representations by artists including Rubens and Frederic Leighton."-- Introduction -- 1. Seduction, love and athleticism: Leander (and Hero) in Roman literature and culture -- 2. Musaeus' Hero and Leander, or 'love against the world' -- 3. Lustful fornicators or courtly lovers? the legend in medieval European literature -- 4. The tale as Musaeus told it: Hero and Leander in medieval Greek literature and the diffusion of Musaeus' poem in Europe -- Epilogue:

     
    Export to reference management software   RIS file
      BibTeX file
    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 1784539562; 1786722909; 1786732904; 9781784539566; 9781786722904; 9781786732903; 9781350988941
    Other identifier:
    Edition: First edition
    Series: Library of classical studies (LCS) ; 19
    Subjects: Leander (Greek mythology); Hero (Greek mythology)
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 284 pages), illustrations
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-276) and index

    Also available in print.