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dadoodoflow's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Hero and Leander is pure joy
rosielazar1's review
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
littlebookjockey's review against another edition
3.0
This is a hard book to rate. On the one hand, I enjoy Marlowe's work. On the other, his translations of Ovid's elegies take up most of the book, and, since I'm not as well-versed in the classics as I could be, I could not understand much of the content without looking up supplemental information. The fault there, of course, would lie with me and not Marlowe.
cvs3701's review against another edition
4.5
Marlowe is legit the only Elizabethan poet I actually enjoy
pixieauthoress's review against another edition
2.0
Read "Hero and Leander" for EN4341: Renaissance Sexualities: Rhetoric and the Body 1580-1660.
My rating is based upon the poem "Hero and Leander", so perhaps it would be higher if I read some of the other poems in this collection. As it stands, I didn't find "Hero and Leander" terribly interesting, even after hearing a lecture on it and meeting with my study group. Often studying a text can give the reader a deeper appreciation of it, but that wasn't the case for this poem. I enjoyed Marlowe's "Dr Faustus" when I read it a couple of years ago, but I think this poem would be better enjoyed by someone who has a stronger understanding of classical literature. My study group spent a lot of time looking up Greek myths in the hope it would help us understand this poem better, and although it made slightly more sense in the end, I didn't like the poem any better. 2*
My rating is based upon the poem "Hero and Leander", so perhaps it would be higher if I read some of the other poems in this collection. As it stands, I didn't find "Hero and Leander" terribly interesting, even after hearing a lecture on it and meeting with my study group. Often studying a text can give the reader a deeper appreciation of it, but that wasn't the case for this poem. I enjoyed Marlowe's "Dr Faustus" when I read it a couple of years ago, but I think this poem would be better enjoyed by someone who has a stronger understanding of classical literature. My study group spent a lot of time looking up Greek myths in the hope it would help us understand this poem better, and although it made slightly more sense in the end, I didn't like the poem any better. 2*
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
3.0
I know it is popular in some circles to say that Marlowe wrote all of Shakespeare. Sorry Kit, your Passionate Sheperd is a beautiful poem, but it is the only reason why this is three stories.
Your other poetry proves that you so did not write Shakespeare. Shakespeare did.
Your other poetry proves that you so did not write Shakespeare. Shakespeare did.
earlgreybooks's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed these well-enough, but after a while they started to feel a little repetitive. I'm glad that I did finally read this, considering I bought it back in 2011.
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