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Marlowe s poem became more notorious than either of shakespeares, due not only to its homophile provocations but also to the scandal attaching to every aspect of marlowe. Christopher marlowe s narrative poem portrays part of the story of hero and leander, the lovers who lived in cities on either side of the hellespont in ancient greece. Two young people, the epitome of young masculine and feminine beauty, fall in love at first sight, but their union is forbidden by the tyranny of their guardians and of geography itself, for they live on opposite sides of the hellespont. Christopher marlowe hero and leander classic literature. Hero and leander and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Hero and leander by christopher marlowe 1564 1593 and george chapman c.
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