{"product_id":"hero-and-leander-christopher-marlow-9781165478743","title":"Hero And Leander: A Poem (1821)","description":"Hero and Leander is a narrative poem written by Christopher Marlowe in 1593. The poem tells the story of two lovers, Hero and Leander, who live in neighboring cities across the Hellespont. Despite the distance between them, the two fall deeply in love and begin a secret affair. However, their love is not to be, as Leander tragically drowns while attempting to swim across the Hellespont to be with Hero.Marlowe's Hero and Leander was left unfinished at the time of his death, but was later completed by George Chapman in 1606. This edition, published in 1821, includes both Marlowe's original poem and Chapman's completion. The poem is noted for its beautiful language and vivid descriptions of the lovers' emotions and surroundings, as well as its exploration of themes such as love, desire, and the power of fate.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Marlow, George Chapman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1165478749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781165478743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kessinger Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Christopher Marlow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44121296797951,"sku":"9781165478743","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b316999-84d4-41d4-8b45-ab0e3c8b3712.jpg?v=1687419095","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hero-and-leander-christopher-marlow-9781165478743","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}